Better health through horticulture - Avrdc's approach to improved nutrition of the poor

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 744, Issue , 2007, Pages 71-78

  Yang, Ray Yu ^a   Hanson, Peter M ^a   Lumpkin, Thomas A ^a  

^a AVRDC THE WORLD VEGETABLE CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Bioavailability; Breeding; Flavonoids; Germplasm; Indigenous vegetables; Phytochemicals

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449106447     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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