Spinach composition as affected by leaf age and plant part

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 579, Issue , 2002, Pages 653-658

  Beis, G H ^a   Siomos, A S ^a   Dogras, C C ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Nitrates; Nutritive value; Oxalates; Spinacia oleraceae L

Indexed keywords

SPINACIA; SPINACIA OLERACEA; THESSALONIKI;

EID: 5444237368     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2002.579.115     Document Type: Conference Paper

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