Naked oats for improving human nutrition: Genetic and agronomic variability of grain bioactive components

Crop Science

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1431-1437

  Redaelli, R ^a   Sgrulletta, D ^b   Scalfati, G ^b   De Stefanis, E ^b   Cacciatori, P ^b  

^a CRA Maize Research Unit   (Italy)

^b Cereal Quality Research Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

DM, dry matter; TDF, total dietary fi ber

Indexed keywords

AVENA NUDA; AVENA SATIVA; ZIZIPHUS MAURITIANA;

EID: 67849121507     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2008.04.0225     Document Type: Article

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