Influence of harvest intervals on growth responses and fatty acid content of purslane (Portulaca oleracea)

HortScience

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 437-439

  Mortley, Desmond G ^a   Oh, Jun Hyun ^b   Johnson, Damicca S ^b   Bonsi, Conrad K ^a   Hill, Walter A ^a  

^a TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sangmyung University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Greenhouse plant growth; Linoleate; Linolenate; Polyunsaturated fatty acid

Indexed keywords

PORTULACA OLERACEA; PORTULACACEAE;

EID: 84861303970     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.47.3.437     Document Type: Article

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