Biofortification of spinach plants applying selenium in the nutrient solution of floating system

Vegetable Crops Research Bulletin

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 127-136

  Ferrarese, Matteo ^a   Sourestani, Mohammad ^b   Quattrini, Emanuele ^a   Schiavi, Massimo ^c   Ferrante, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ   (Iran)

^c CRA Unità di Ricerca per l'Orticoltura   (Italy)

Author keywords

fresh cut; leafy vegetables; minimally processed; ready to eat; sugars; yield

Indexed keywords

FRESH-CUT; LEAFY VEGETABLES; MINIMALLY PROCESSED; READY-TO-EAT; YIELD;

BIOCHEMISTRY; GLUCOSE; SELENIUM; SODIUM; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGARS; TISSUE;

NUTRIENTS;

SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 84866370809     PISSN: 15069427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10032-012-0009-y     Document Type: Article

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