Effects of sowing times on seed yield, protein and galactomannans content of four varieties of guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.) in a Mediterranean environment

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 46-52

  Gresta, Fabio ^a   Sortino, Orazio ^b   Santonoceto, Carmelo ^a   Issi, Luca ^c   Formantici, Cristina ^c   Galante, Yves M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c Laboratory of Biotechnology Lamberti spa   (Italy)

Author keywords

Galactomannans, Mediterranean environment; Guar; Protein; Seed yield

Indexed keywords

CYAMOPSIS TETRAGONOLOBA; GALACTOMANNANS; GENETIC IMPROVEMENTS; GUAR; GUAR GUMS; HIGHER YIELD; INDUSTRIAL CROPS; MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PAKISTAN; PROTEIN CONTENTS; SEED YIELD; SEMIARID AREA; SOUTHERN ITALY; SOWING TIME;

CROPS; CULTIVATION; PROTEINS;

SEED;

CULTIVATION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LEGUME; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; SEED; SEMIARID REGION; SOWING;

INDIA; PAKISTAN; UNITED STATES;

CYAMOPSIS TETRAGONOLOBA;

EID: 84860332809     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2012.04.007     Document Type: Article

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