Tocopherol, fatty acid and phytosterol content in seeds of nine wild taxa of sicilian brassica (cruciferae)

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 626-633

  Scialabba, A ^a   Salvini, L ^b   Faqi, A S ^c   Bellani, L M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c MPI RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Brassica; Cruciferae; Fatty acids; Phytosterols; Seeds; Tocopherols

Indexed keywords

BETA MACROCARPA; BRASSICA; BRASSICA INCANA; BRASSICA MACROCARPA; BRASSICA RUPESTRIS; BRASSICA VILLOSA; BRASSICA VILLOSA SUBSP. BIVONIANA; BRASSICA VILLOSA SUBSP. DREPANENSIS; BRASSICACEAE; VILLOSA; VILLOSA GROUP;

EID: 77957777307     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263504.2010.490029     Document Type: Article

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