Proximate analysis of dragon fruit (Hylecereus polyhizus)

American Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1341-1346

  Jaafar, Ruzainah Ali ^a   Abdul Rahman, Ahmad Ridhwan Bin ^a   Mahmod, Nor Zaini Che ^a   Vasudevan, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Malaysia; Proximate analysis; Red pitaya

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349286443     PISSN: 15469239     EISSN: 15543641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajassp.2009.1341.1346     Document Type: Article

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