Agrobotanical, nutritional and bioactive potential of unconventional legume - Mucuna

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Sridhar, K R ^a   Bhat, Rajeev ^a  

^a MANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Antitumor activity; Bioactive compounds; Fodder; Food; L DOPA; Mucuna; Nutrition; Wild legumes

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MUCUNA;

EID: 34548675596     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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