Swedish coffee (Astragalus boeticus L.), a neglected coffee substitute with a past and a potential future

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 287-297

  Prohens, Jaime ^a   Andújar, Isabel ^a   Vilanova, Santiago ^a   Plazas, Mariola ^a   Gramazio, Pietro ^a   Prohens, Rafael ^b   Herraiz, Francisco J ^a   De Ron, Antonio M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b Misión Biológica de Galicia Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas ^*  (Spain)

^c MISIÓN BIOLÓGICA DE GALICIA CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Astragalus boeticus; Coffee substitute; Crop history; Neglected crops; Swedish coffee

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COFFEE; GENETIC VARIATION; GERMPLASM; GROWTH RESPONSE; RAINFALL; SOIL TYPE; SYMBIOSIS; WILD POPULATION;

SWEDEN;

ASTRAGALUS BOETICUS; HEXAPODA; RHIZOBIACEAE;

EID: 84892874196     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-013-0059-0     Document Type: Article

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