Influence of growing system on nitrate accumulation in two varieties of lettuce and red radicchio of Treviso

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 92, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 2796-2799

  Lucarini, Massimo ^a   D'Evoli, Laura ^a   Tufi, Sara ^a   Gabrielli, Paolo ^a   Paoletti, Sara ^b   di Ferdinando, Sandra ^b   Lombardi Boccia, Ginevra ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b Agenzia Regionale per lo Sviluppo e l'Innovazione dell'Agricoltura del Lazio (ARSIAL)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cultivation systems; Lettuce; Nitrate; Red radicchio of Treviso

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; NITRATE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHICORY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYDROPONICS; ITALY; LETTUCE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NITROGEN CYCLE; ORGANIC FARMING; ORGANIC FOOD; PLANT LEAF; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEASON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

CHICORY; FERTILIZERS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD, ORGANIC; HYDROPONICS; ITALY; LETTUCE; NITRATES; NITROGEN CYCLE; ORGANIC AGRICULTURE; PLANT LEAVES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

CICHORIUM INTYBUS; LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 84872530208     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.5526     Document Type: Article

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