Influence of irrigation and organic/inorganic fertilization on chemical quality of almond (Prunus amygdalus cv. Guara)

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 10056-10062

  Sanchez Bel P ^a   Egea, I ^a   Martinez Madrid M C ^b   Flores, B ^a   Romojaro, F ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Almond; Carbohydrates; Fatty acids; Fertilization; Fiber; Irrigation; Mufas; Organic acids; Peroxide index; Pufas; UV index

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS; PRUNUS DULCIS;

CARBOHYDRATE; FAT; FERTILIZER;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CROP; EVALUATION; FAT INTAKE; LAVAGE; METHODOLOGY; PRUNUS;

AGRICULTURE; CARBOHYDRATES; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DIETARY FATS; FATS; FERTILIZERS; IRRIGATION; PRUNUS;

EID: 58149337207     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf8012212     Document Type: Article

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