Variability of amygdalin content in seeds of sweet and bitter apricot cultivars in Turkey

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 39, 2010, Pages 6522-6524

  Yildirim, Fatma Akinci ^a   Atilla Askin, M ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Amygdalin content; Apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.); Seed

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALIN;

APRICOT; ARTICLE; BITTER APRICOT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTIVAR; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT SEED; SWEET APRICOT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

PRUNUS ARMENIACA;

EID: 77958001071     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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