Relationships between seed yield and chemical composition of field peas grown under semi-arid Mediterranean conditions

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 182, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 279-284

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

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Lipid; Mediterranean; Pisum; Protein; Starch; Sugar

Indexed keywords

PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 0032994987     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-037X.1999.00298.x     Document Type: Article

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