Influence of harvest date on nitrate contents of three potato varieties for off-season production

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 551-555

  Ierna, Anita ^a  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cultivar variation; Food composition; Food safety; Harvest date; Nitrates; Off season crop; Potato; Solanum tuberosum

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 70349772793     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2008.11.007     Document Type: Article

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