Bio-functional legumes with nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, and industrial uses

Economic Botany

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 254-261

  Morris, Brad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bio functional; Industrial; Lablab; Legume; Leguminosae; Macroptilium; Nutraceutical; Pharmaceutical; Psophocarpus

Indexed keywords

FABACEAE; GLYCINE MAX; HYACINTHUS; LABLAB; LABLAB PURPUREUS; MACROPTILIUM; MAMMALIA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PSOPHOCARPUS; PSOPHOCARPUS TETRAGONOLOBUS;

EID: 0041564013     PISSN: 00130001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1663/0013-0001(2003)057[0254:BLWNPA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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