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Studies on the nutritive value of cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata)

  • 1992
  • Issue: 5
  • Volume: 22
F.J. Nell, F.K. Siebrits and J.P. Hayes Page: 157 - 160

Samples of 150 different cowpea cultivars, used in the breeding trials of the Summer Grain Institute at Potchefstroom, were analysed and found to have an average crude protein content of 28.4 ± 1.8% (range 24.5 to 33.9%). From these samples,…

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