Agrobotanical traits and chemical composition of Cassia obtusifolia L.: A lesser-known legume of the Western Ghats region of South India

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 151-164

  Vadivel, V ^a   Janardhanan, K ^a  

^a Indian Cardamon Research Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Agrobotanical traits; Cassia obtusifolia L; Chemical composition; Lesser known legume

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; GLOBULIN; MINERAL; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TRYPSIN INHIBITOR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FAT INTAKE; FOOD ANALYSIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; INDIA; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PLANT SEED; PROTEIN INTAKE; SENNA;

AMINO ACIDS; CASSIA; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIGESTION; FOOD ANALYSIS; GLOBULINS; HUMANS; INDIA; MINERALS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SEEDS; TANNINS; TRYPSIN INHIBITORS; VEGETABLE PROTEINS;

CASSIA; FRAXINUS; SENNA; SENNA OBTUSIFOLIA;

EID: 0036094760     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015218512666     Document Type: Article

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