Breeding a high-lignan-content sesame cultivar in the prospect of promoting metabolic functionality

Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 123-129

  Yasumoto, Satoko ^a,b   Katsuta, Masumi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CROP SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Component; Functional property; Seed; Variety

Indexed keywords

SESAMUM INDICUM;

EID: 33750061331     PISSN: 00213551     EISSN: 00213551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6090/jarq.40.123     Document Type: Review

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