Comparisons of the storage potential of cultivars of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) differing in seed coat pigmentation

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 211-221

  Asiedu, E A ^a,b   Powell, Alison A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b CSIR CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 0031838547     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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