Effect of electron beam irradiation on the quality characteristics of an economically valued tropical legume Mucuna pruriens L. DC

Electronic Journal of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 2565-2581

  Bhat, Rajeev ^a   Sridhar, K R ^a  

^a MANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Decontamination; Electron beam irradiation; Free radicals; Mucuna pruriens; Mycoflora; Texture

Indexed keywords

MUCUNA; MUCUNA PRURIENS;

EID: 45849104804     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15794377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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