Indigofera glandulosa Wendl. (Barbada) a potential source of nutritious food: Underutilized and neglected legume in India

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 147-153

  Ghane, Savaliram Goga ^a   Lokhande, Vinayak Haribhau ^a   Ahire, Mahendra Laxman ^a   Nikam, Tukaram Dayaram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

Author keywords

Forage plant; Indigofera glandulosa; Neglected and underutilized species; Nitrogen fixation; Nutritious food

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ARID REGION; CARBOHYDRATE; CROP YIELD; DICOTYLEDON; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; FORAGE; GRASSLAND; HERB; LEGUME; LIVESTOCK; MEDICINAL PLANT; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PHYTOMASS; PROTEIN; SEED DORMANCY; VITAMIN; WEED;

AUSTRALIA; INDIA; INDONESIA;

ANIMALIA; FABACEAE; INDIGOFERA; VIRIDIPLANTAE;

EID: 75849153532     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-009-9496-1     Document Type: Article

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