A micro-method for the determination of Yellow Pigment Content in durum wheat

Journal of Cereal Science

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 106-110

  Beleggia, Romina ^a   Platani, Cristiano ^a   Nigro, Franca ^a   Cattivelli, Luigi ^a  

^a CRA Cereal Research Centre   (Italy)

Author keywords

UV Vis detector; Wheat; Yellow Pigment Content

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 77953132862     PISSN: 07335210     EISSN: 10959963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2010.03.008     Document Type: Article

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