Evaluation of residual pesticides and heavy metals levels in conventionally and organically farmed potato tubers in Egypt

Sustainable Potato Production: Global Case Studies

Volumn 9789400741041, Issue , 2012, Pages 493-506

  Mansour, Sameeh A ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; FOOD SAFETY; HEAVY METALS; PESTICIDES; QUALITY CONTROL;

CONTAMINATION LEVELS; HIGH QUALITY; ORGANIC AGRICULTURE; ORGANIC FARMING; POTATO TUBERS; RESEARCH EFFORTS;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

EID: 84891359852     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4104-1_28     Document Type: Chapter

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