Photosynthetic characteristics of carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua L.) and chemical composition of its fruit on diurnal and seasonal basis

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1689-1695

  Ouzounidou, G ^a   Vekiari, S ^a   Asfi, M ^a   Gork, M G ^b   Sakcali, M S ^c   Ozturk, M ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

^b MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c FATIH UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERATONIA SILIQUA;

EID: 84871685423     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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