Horticultural crops as a source of carotenoids

Carotenoids and Human Health

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 293-301

  Simon, Philipp W ^a   Bowman, Megan J ^a   Tanumihardjo, Sherry A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotechnological approaches; Carotenoid sustainability; Horticultural crops; Vitamin A health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892174543     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-203-2_18     Document Type: Chapter

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