Morphological and chemical diversity among 38 Tunisian cultivars of Trigonella foenum graecum L.

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 5, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 248-253

  Marzougui, Nidhal ^a   Ferchichi, Ali ^a   Guasmi, Ferdaous ^a   Beji, Mohamed ^b  

^a INSTITUT DES RÉGIONS ARIDES   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Ca; Classification; Fe; Fenugreek; Genetic diversity; K; Leaf nutrients; Mg; Na; P; Reproductive characters; Trigonellafoenum graecum L.; Tunisia; Vegetative characters

Indexed keywords

FABACEAE; TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM;

EID: 36649014688     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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