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Lettuce - dietary

Known as: Lettuce, dietary lettuce 
Any of the various plants of the genus Lactuca, especially L. sativa, cultivated for its edible leaves. (From American Heritage Dictionary, 2d ed)
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Reduction of bacteria on spinach, lettuce, and surfaces in food service areas using neutral electrolyzed oxidizing water.
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Green-light supplementation for enhanced lettuce growth under red- and blue-light-emitting diodes.
Plants will be an important component of future long-term space missions. Lighting systems for growing plants will need to be… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Influence of organic matter on the uptake of cadmium, zinc, copper and iron by sorghum plants.
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Recent Trends in Microbiological Safety of Fruits and Vegetables
The number of documented outbreaks of human infections associated with the consumption of raw fruits, vegetables, and… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Quantification and variability analysis of bacterial cross-contamination rates in common food service tasks.
This study investigated bacterial transfer rates between hands and other common surfaces involved in food preparation in the… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Penetration of Escherichia coli O157:H7 into lettuce tissues as affected by inoculum size and temperature and the effect of chlorine treatment on cell viability.
Penetration of Escherichia coli O157:H7 into iceberg lettuce tissues and the effect of chlorine treatment on cell viability were… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Accumulation of heavy metals by vegetables grown in mine wastes
Lead, cadmium, arsenic, and zinc were quantified in mine wastes and in soils mixed with mine wastes. Metal concentrations were… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Search for a standard phytotoxic bioassay for allelochemicals. Selection of standard target species.
In the search for a standard bioassay of phytotoxicity for allelochemicals, 22 commercial varieties of eight plant species [four… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
A plant‐derived edible vaccine against hepatitis B virus
The infectious hepatitis B virus represents 42 nm spherical double‐shelled particles. However, analysis of blood from hepatitis B… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Growth promotion of maize and lettuce by phosphate-solubilizing Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar. phaseoli
Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. phaseoli strains P31 and R1, Serratia sp. strain 22b, Pseudomonas sp. strain 24 and Rhizopus sp… 
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