Evaluation of oxalate concentration in the U.S. spinach germplasm collection

HortScience

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1690-1693

  Mou, Beiquan ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding; Germplasm screening; Nutritional quality; Oxalic acid; Spinacia oleracea; Spinacia tetrandra; Spinacia turkestanica

Indexed keywords

SPINACIA; SPINACIA OLERACEA; SPINACIA TURKESTANICA;

EID: 52449116165     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.43.6.1690     Document Type: Article

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