Orange sweet potatoes are an excellent source of vitamin A

Agro Food Industry Hi-Tech

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 14-16

  Turner, Tami ^a   Burri, Betty J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

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