Caffeine content variation in single green Arabica coffee seeds

Seed Science Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 163-167

  Mazzafera, Paulo ^a   Silvarolla, Maria Bernadete ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO AGRONÔMICO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

caffeine; Coffea arabica; coffee breeding; genetic variation; seeds

Indexed keywords

COFFEA ARABICA;

EID: 77958457906     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0960258510000140     Document Type: Article

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