Article
Environmental effect on yield, composition and technological seed traits of some Italian ecotypes of grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.).
Journal of the science of food and agriculture - 15 Jan 2011
Piergiovanni Angela R, Lupo Francesco, Zaccardelli Massimo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Grass pea seeds are a good source of vegetable proteins, but the presence of toxic and antinutritional compounds represents a barrier to their large-scale use as food or animal feed. How much growing location and/or seasonal climate might affect the storage of these factors has been little investigated. RESULTS: Fourteen Italian ecotypes of grass pea were cultivated in two locations in southern Italy...
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