Physico-chemical characterization of date varieties using multivariate analysis

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1051-1059

  Khan, M Nasiruddin ^a   Sarwar, Anila ^b   Wahab, M Farooq ^a   Haleem, Roohi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

^b PAKISTAN COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Date palm; Physicochemical properties; Principal component analysis

Indexed keywords

PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA;

EID: 42049100754     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3187     Document Type: Article

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