Mineral contents in grains of seven food-grade sorghum hybrids grown in a Mediterranean environment

Australian Journal of Crop Science

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1550-1559

  Pontieri, Paola ^a   Troisi, Jacopo ^b   Di Fiore, Raffaele ^b   Di Maro, Antimo ^c   Bean, Scott R ^d   Tuinstra, Mitch R ^e   Roemer, Earl ^f   Boffa, Antonio ^a   Del Giudice, Angelica ^g   Pizzolante, Graziano ^h   Alifano, Pietro ^h   Del Giudice, Luigi ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b CCIAA   (Italy)

^c SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^e PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Nu Life Market ^*  (United States)

^g Osp Martini   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Food grade sorghum; Mediterranean area; Mineral; Sorghum hybrid

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84918571684     PISSN: 18352693     EISSN: 18352707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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