Assessment of nutritional and antinutritional potential of underutilized legumes of the genus Mucuna

Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 155-169

  Tresina, Pious Soris ^a   Mohan, Veerabahu Ramasamy ^a  

^a V O CHIDAMBARAM COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Antinutrients; IVPD; Mucuna varieties species; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

MUCUNA; MUCUNA DEERINGIANA; MUCUNA PRURIENS; MUCUNA PRURIENS VAR. UTILIS;

EID: 84885608069     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18700462     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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