Comparison of mineral concentrations in commercially grown organic and conventional crops - Tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum) and lettuces (Lactuca sativa)

Food Chemistry

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 738-745

  Kelly, Simon D ^a   Bateman, Alison S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

15N; Authenticity; Conventional; Major element; Organic; Stable isotope; Trace element

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COPPER; MANGANESE; NITRATE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATE; SULFATE; ZINC;

AGRICULTURAL PROCEDURES; ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; ARTICLE; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVENTIONAL TILLAGE; HORTICULTURE; HYDROPONICS; LETTUCE; NONHUMAN; TOMATO;

ARBUSCULAR; FUNGI; LACTUCA SATIVA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 70350570506     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2009.07.022     Document Type: Article

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