Development of a cost-effective method for nitrate and nitrite determination in leafy plants and nitrate and nitrite contents of some green leafy vegetables grown in the aegean region of Turkey

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 5235-5240

  Özdestan, Özgül ^a   Üren, Ali ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Leafy vegetables; Nitrate; Nitrate and nitrite determination; Nitrite

Indexed keywords

BETA VULGARIS CICLA; CICHORIUM INTYBUS; CNICUS BENEDICTUS; FOENICULUM VULGARE; LACTUCA; RAPHANUS SATIVUS;

EID: 77952174677     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf904558c     Document Type: Article

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