The evaluation of nitrogen effect on lettuce quality by means of descriptive sensory profiling

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 563, Issue , 2001, Pages 217-223

  D'Antuono, L F ^a   Neri, R ^a  

^a Department of Agronomy ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Fertilisation; Lactuca sativa L.; Low input; Sensory analysis; Storage

Indexed keywords

LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 77953450596     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2001.563.27     Document Type: Conference Paper

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