Adaptation and potential uses of sorghum and pearl millet in alternative and health foods

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 340-352

  Rai, K N ^a   Gowda, C L L ^a   Reddy, B V S ^a   Sehgal, S ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

^b CCS HARYANA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; SORGHUM BICOLOR; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 52249085214     PISSN: 15414337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-4337.2008.00049.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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