TY  - CHAP
AU  - Dil Thavarajah
AU  - Pushparajah Thavarajah
AU  - Casey R. Johnson
AU  - Shiv
Kumar
ED  - Aakash Kumar Goyal
Y1  - 2016-10-19
PY  - 2016
T1  - Lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus): A Whole Food Rich in Prebiotic Carbohydrates to Combat Global Obesity
N2  - Grain legumes are a main source of nitrogen-rich edible seeds and constitute a major source of dietary protein in the diets of human population especially for vegetarian diet. Legumes comprise the third largest family of flowering plants and provide important sources of food, fodder, oil, and fiber products. This book focuses on grain legumes production challenges, progress, and prospects. The book comprises a vast array of topics including diversity, biofortification, importance and antioxidant properties of pulse proteins, etc. This volume will serve as an excellent resource for students, researchers, and scientists interested and working in the area of sustainable crop production.
BT  - Grain Legumes
SP  - Ch. 2
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5772/62567
DO  - 10.5772/62567
SN  - 978-953-51-2721-5
PB  - IntechOpen
CY  - Rijeka
Y2  - 2024-04-25
ER  -