The effect of agricultural practices on nutrient profiles of foods

Critical Food Issues: Problems and State-of-the-Art Solutions Worldwide

Volumn 1-2, Issue , 2009, Pages 177-193

  Pearson, Debra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN GREEN BAY   (United States)

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