Biological activities and medicinal properties of Cajanus cajan (L) Millsp.

Cajanus cajan (L) Millsp. (Sanskrit: Adhaki, Hindi: Arhar, English: Pigeon pea, Bengali: Tur) (family: Fabaceae) is the most important grain legume crop of rain-fed agriculture in semi-arid tropics. It is both a food crop and a cover/forage crop with high levels of proteins and important amino acids...

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Main Authors: Dilipkumar Pal (Author), Pragya Mishra (Author), Neetu Sachan (Author), Ashoke K Ghosh (Author)
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Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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