Mineral and nutritive value of dennettia tripetala fruits

Fruits

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 437-442

  Morah, Frank N I ^b  

^a MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

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EID: 84996134157     PISSN: 02481294     EISSN: 1625967X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/fruits:2005006     Document Type: Article

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