Study of carbohydrates present in the cladodes of opuntia ficus-indica (fodder palm), according to age and season;Estudo dos carboidratos presentes nos cladódios de opuntia ficus-indica (palma forrageira), de acordo com sua idade e sazonalidade

Ciencia e Tecnologia de Alimentos

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 933-939

  Ribeiro, Erika Maria de Oliveira ^a   da Silva, Nicácio Henrique ^a   de Lima Filho, José Luiz ^a   de Brito, Júlio Zoe ^b   da Silva, Maria da Paz Carvalho ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b Empresa Pernambucana de Pesquisa Agropecuaria   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates; Opuntia ficus indica; Pectin

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA;

EID: 79952324535     PISSN: 01012061     EISSN: 1678457X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0101-20612010000400015     Document Type: Article

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