Variation of mineral concentrations among different potato varieties grown at two distinct locations in Ethiopia

Kasetsart Journal - Natural Science

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 837-850

  Abebe, Tesfaye ^a   Wongchaochant, Shermarl ^b   Taychasinpitak, Thunya ^b   Leelapon, Oranuch ^c  

^a Adet Agricultural Research Center   (Ethiopia)

^b KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Genetic variation; Malnutrition; Mineral concentration; Potato

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880093499     PISSN: 00755192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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