Special-purpose legume genetic resources conserved for agricultural, industrial, and pharmaceutical use

Economic Botany

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 251-263

  Morris, J Bradley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural; Industrial; Legumes; Pharmaceutical; Use

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030881670     PISSN: 00130001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02862094     Document Type: Article

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