Citrus can help prevent vitamin A deficiency in developing countries

California Agriculture

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 130-135

  Burri, Betty J ^a   Chang, Jasmine S T ^a   Turner, Tami ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; CITRUS RETICULATA;

EID: 84861382640     PISSN: 00080845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3733/ca.v065n03p130     Document Type: Article

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