Nutritional characterization of Mucuna pruriens. 1. Effect of maturity on the nutritional quality of botanical fractions and the whole plant

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 34-50

  Chikagwa Malunga, S K ^a   Adesogan, A T ^a   Sollenberger, L E ^a   Badinga, L K ^a   Szabo, N J ^a   Littell, R C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

l Dopa; Maturity; Mucuna pruriens; Nutritive value; Tannins; Yield

Indexed keywords

MUCUNA; MUCUNA PRURIENS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 57649156242     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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