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Assessment of indigenous Nepalese soybean as a potential germplasm resource for improvement of protein in North American cultivars.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry - 26 Jul 2006
Krishnan Hari B, Natarajan Savithiry S, Mahmoud Ahmed A, Bennett John O, Krishnan Ammulu Hari, Prasad Braj Nandan
Abstract excerpt
Soybeans contain approximately 40% protein and 20% oil and represents an important source of protein in animal rations and human diets. Attempts are being made to increase further the overall protein content of soybeans by utilization of exotic germplasms. In this study, soybean cultivars from Nepal have been characterized and their potential as a germplasm resource for improvement of the protein content and...
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