Studies on some nutritional quality parameters of organically or conventionally grown wheat

Cereal Research Communications

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 345-352

  Shivay, Y ^a   Prasad, R ^a   Rahal, A ^b  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b G B PANT UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Azotobacter; hardness; iron; nitrogen fertilization; organic wheat; protein; sedimentation; zinc

Indexed keywords

AZOTOBACTER; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 77956320241     PISSN: 01333720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/CRC.38.2010.3.5     Document Type: Article

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