Nutritive values of four indigenous wild fruits in southeastern nigeria

Electronic Journal of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1168-1176

  Effiong, S G ^a   Udo, F I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antinutrients; Indigenous wild fruits; Nutritive energy value

Indexed keywords

HETEROPHYLLA; LANDOLPHIA; TETRACARPIDIUM;

EID: 78649893529     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15794377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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