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Genetic and environmental factors contribute to variation in cell wall composition in mature desi chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) cotyledons.
Plant, cell & environment - 1 Sept 2018
Wood Jennifer A, Tan Hwei-Ting, Collins Helen M, Yap Kuok, Khor Shi Fang, Lim Wai Li, Xing Xiaohui, Bulone Vincent, Burton Rachel A, Fincher Geoffrey B, Tucker Matthew R
Abstract excerpt
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is an important nutritionally rich legume crop that is consumed worldwide. Prior to cooking, desi chickpea seeds are most often dehulled and cleaved to release the split cotyledons, referred to as dhal. Compositional variation between desi genotypes has a significant impact on nutritional quality and downstream processing, and this has been investigated mainly in terms of starch and...
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