Recent progress in the ancient lentil

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-29

  Sarker, A ^a   Erskine, W ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP; CULTIVAR; DOMESTICATION; FEEDING; LEGUME; NUTRITION;

AFRICA; ASIA; EURASIA; NORTH AFRICA; SOUTH ASIA; WEST ASIA;

ANIMALIA; ASCOCHYTA; LENS CULINARIS;

EID: 33646245896     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859605005800     Document Type: Review

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