Maize—A potential source of human nutrition and health: A review

Cogent Food and Agriculture

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Rouf Shah, Tajamul ^a   Prasad, Kamlesh ^a   Kumar, Pradyuman ^a  

^a SANT LONGOWAL INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

carotenoids; GNA maize; phenolic compounds; phytochemicals; phytosterols; Zea maysL

Indexed keywords

EID: 85080409205     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23311932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2016.1166995     Document Type: Review

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