Moringa oleifera: A multipurpose tree for the dry tropics;Moringa oleifera: Un árbol multiusos para las zonas tropicales secas

Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1071-1082

  Olson, Mark E ^a   Fahey, Jed W ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antinutritional factors; Antioxidants; Community development; Germplasm; Glucosinolates isothiocyanates; Nutrition; Protein; Tropical agriculture

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MORINGA; MORINGA OLEIFERA;

EID: 84855233773     PISSN: 18703453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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