Phytosterol variability in almond germplasm

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 137, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 343-348

  Fernández Cuesta, Álvaro ^a   Kodad, Ossama ^b   Company, Rafel Socias i ^b   Velasco, Leonardo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE AGRICULTURA SOSTENIBLE   (Spain)

^b Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón IA2   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fruit quality; Kernel composition; Oil quality; Prunus amygdalus

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS DULCIS;

EID: 84866239341     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.137.5.343     Document Type: Article

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