Nutritive value of some Cucurbitaceae oilseeds from different regions in Cameroon

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1329-1334

  Achu, Mercy Bih ^a   Fokou, Elie ^a   Tchiégang, Clergé ^b   Fotso, Martin ^c   Tchouanguep, Felicité Mbiapo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b ENSAI/IUT ^*  (Cameroon)

^c INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT IRAD   (Cameroon)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Cucurbitaceae; Different bio climatic regions; Nutritive value

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; LIPID; PROTEIN; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; ASH; CAMEROON; CLIMATE; CUCUMBER; CUCUMEROPSIS MANNII; CUCURBITA MOSCHATA; FIBER; FRUIT VEGETABLE; LAGENARIA SICERARIA; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PEANUT; PLANT SEED; PUMPKIN; SESAME; SOYBEAN; SQUASH; SUNFLOWER;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; CUCUMEROPSIS MANNII; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITA MAXIMA; CUCURBITA MOSCHATA; CUCURBITACEAE; GLYCINE MAX; HELIANTHUS; LAGENARIA SICERARIA; SESAMUM INDICUM;

EID: 27744468085     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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