Oil and fatty acid contents in seed of Citrullus lanatus Schrad.

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 60, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 5199-5204

  Jarret, Robert L ^a   Levy, Irvin J ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b GORDON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

citron; Citrullus ecirrhosus; Citrullus rehmii; egusi; roundmelon; seed oil; TD NMR; Watermelon

Indexed keywords

CITRON; CITRULLUS ECIRRHOSUS; CITRULLUS REHMII; EGUSI; ROUNDMELON; SEED OIL; TD-NMR; WATERMELON;

OILS AND FATS; VALUE ENGINEERING;

LINOLEIC ACID;

FATTY ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CITRULLUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PLANT SEED; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

CITRULLUS; FATTY ACIDS; LINOLEIC ACID; PLANT OILS; SEEDS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BENINCASA; CITRULLUS; CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS; CITRULLUS ECIRRHOSUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. CITROIDES; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CITRULLUS REHMII; CITRUS MEDICA;

EID: 84861442990     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf300046f     Document Type: Article

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