Chemical composition of pea seeds as related to seed yield under arid and semiarid Mediterranean environments

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 97-102

  Al Karaki, G N ^a   Ereifej, K I ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Lipid; Mediterranean; Pea yield; Protein; Seed; Starch; Sugar

Indexed keywords

PISUM SATIVUM; SATIVUM;

EID: 0030919333     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-037X.1997.tb00356.x     Document Type: Article

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