Comparison of phenolic content and antioxidant activities of millet varieties grown in different locations in Sri Lanka

Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 474-485

  Kumari, Disna ^a   Madhujith, Terrence ^b   Chandrasekara, Anoma ^a  

^a WAYAMBA UNIVERSITY OF SRI LANKA   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Finger millet; foxtail; proso; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992465121     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20487177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.415     Document Type: Article

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