The effect of Rhizobium inoculation and chemical fertilization on seed quality of fenugreek

Food Chemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 289-293

  Abdelgani, M E ^a   Elsheikh, E A E ^a   Mukhtar, N O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CORPORATION   (Sudan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLYBDENUM; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; CULTIVAR; FERTILIZATION; INOCULATION; LIPID COMPOSITION; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT SEED; PROTEIN CONTENT; RHIZOBIUM;

RHIZOBIUM; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM;

EID: 0032968798     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-8146(98)00098-3     Document Type: Article

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