Growing patterns to produce ‘nitrate-free’ lettuce (Lactuca sativa)

Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A Chemistry, Analysis, Control, Exposure and Risk Assessment

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 80-86

  Croitoru, Mircea Dumitru ^a   Muntean, Daniela Lucia ^a   Fülöp, Ibolya ^a   Modroiu, Adriana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

HPLC; hydroponics; lettuce; nitrate; nitrite

Indexed keywords

HEALTH HAZARDS; NITROGEN REMOVAL; NUTRIENTS;

BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; EXPONENTIAL GROWTH PHASE; HPLC; HYDROPONICS; INORGANIC NITROGEN; LETTUCE; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; NITRITE;

NITRATES;

AMMONIA; NITRATE; NITRITE; AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; DANGEROUS GOODS; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FOOD QUALITY; HYDROPONICS; LETTUCE; MACRONUTRIENT; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT SOLUTION; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; SUMMER; SURVIVAL RATE; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; DANGEROUS GOODS; DIET; DRUG EFFECTS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES;

LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DIET; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; HYDROPONICS; LETTUCE; NITRATES; NITRITES; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL;

EID: 84920114361     PISSN: 19440049     EISSN: 19440057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2014.979887     Document Type: Article

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