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Assessment of Nitrate Content in Lettuce Marketed in Serbia: Influence of Cultivation Method, Season, and Production System Cover

Assessment of Nitrate Content in Lettuce Marketed in Serbia: Influence of Cultivation Method, Season, and Production System

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|Oct 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/contagri-2025-0023 | Journal eISSN: 2466-4774 | Journal ISSN: 0350-1205
Language: English
Submitted on: Apr 10, 2025
Accepted on: May 6, 2025
Published on: Oct 31, 2025
Published by: University of Novi Sad
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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