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Chemical Changes in Some Nigerian Vegetables During Growth

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

O. L. Oke
O. L. Oke
Affiliation:
Chemistry Department, University of Ife, Ibadan, Nigeria
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Summary

The percentage dry matter of some Nigerian vegetables increases with age. Corchorus olibrius gave the highest yield of vitamin C after five weeks, but the stage of maturity had less effect with other vegetables. The oxalic acid content of Celosea argentea was very high, approaching a lethal level. It appears that some of the vegetables are best at about six weeks from sowing from the standpoint of eating quality, oxalic acid and vitamin C content.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 4 , Issue 4 , October 1968 , pp. 345 - 349
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1968

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