Microstructure and composition of Digitaria exilis Stapf (acha): A potential crop

Cereal Chemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 224-228

  Irving, D W ^a   Jideani, I A ^b  

^a WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b ABUBAKAR TAFAWA BALEWA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; DROPS; GRANULATION; PROTEINS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STARCH;

ALEURONE CELLS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; COMPRESSED LAYERS; ENDOSPERM TISSUES; GENERAL STRUCTURES; LIPID DROPLETS; LIPID PROTEINS; PROTEIN BODIES; STARCH GRANULES; STARCHY ENDOSPERM;

MICROSTRUCTURE;

CARYOPSIS; DIGITARIA EXILIS; PALEA; PUERARIA MONTANA VAR. LOBATA;

EID: 0030885680     PISSN: 00090352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/CCHEM.1997.74.3.224     Document Type: Article

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