Effect of nitrogen source in the fertilizing solution on nutritional quality of three members of the Portulaca oleracea aggregate

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2039-2045

  Szalai, Gabriella ^a   Dai, Nir ^b   Danin, Avinoam ^c   Dudai, Nativ ^b   Barazani, Oz ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Fatty acids; Nitrogen fertilization; Organic acids; Portulaca oleracea; Tocopherol

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; LINOLENIC ACID; MALIC ACID; MALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NITRATE; NITROGEN; OXALIC ACID; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; TOCOPHEROL;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYSIOLOGY; PORTULACACEAE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID; BIOMASS; FERTILIZERS; MALATES; NITRATES; NITROGEN; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OXALIC ACID; PORTULACA; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TOCOPHEROLS;

PORTULACA OLERACEA; PORTULACACEAE;

EID: 77955936314     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.4049     Document Type: Article

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