Physical and spectroscopic characterization of Pakistani honey

Ciencia e Investigacion Agraria

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 161-166

  Ur Rehman, Saif ^a   Khan, Zia Farooq ^a   Maqbool, Tahir ^a  

^a THE ISLAMIA UNIVERSITY OF BAHAWALPUR   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

AAS; Acid digestion; Honey; Honey adulteration; Major and minor elements; Physical properties

Indexed keywords

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EID: 65349140844     PISSN: 03045609     EISSN: 07181620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0718-16202008000200009     Document Type: Article

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