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Genetic diversity for seed mineral composition in the wild legume Teramnus labialis.
Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands) - 1 Sept 2008
Grusak Michael A
Abstract excerpt
Teramnus labialis (L.) Spreng. is a wild, tropical legume whose seeds are collected and used as a food source by tribal populations. In order to assess the potential of this legume to provide dietary minerals for humans, fourteen diverse accessions were grown under controlled, nutrient-replete conditions and seeds were harvested for mineral analysis. The germplasm originated from Indonesia, Africa, the Caribbean,...
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