Nutritional quality characteristics of pumpkin fruit as revealed by its biochemical analysis

International Food Research Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2309-2316

  Sharma, Sonu ^a   Ramana Rao, T V ^a  

^a SARDAR PATEL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biochemical analysis; Fruit; Nutrition; Pumpkin; Ripening

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887531960     PISSN: 19854668     EISSN: 22317546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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