Usage of Date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) Seeds in Human Health and Animal Feed

Nuts and Seeds in Health and Disease Prevention

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 447-452

  Al Farsi, Mohamed Ali ^a   Lee, Chang Young ^b  

^a Ministry of Agriculture   (Oman)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 84884832533     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-375688-6.10053-2     Document Type: Chapter

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