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Size and compositional heterogeneity of seeds in the winged bean pod (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L.)DC)

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Differently positioned seeds in the mature pod of winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L.) DC) differ in mass and content of total protein and phosphorus and starch.

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  1. K. Sree Kumar

    Present address: Medicine Department, Usuhs, 20814, Bethesda, MD, USA

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  1. Department of Life Sciences and Botany Department, Calicut University, 673 635, Kerala State, India

    T. Kamala Devi & K. Sree Kumar

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Devi, T.K., Kumar, K.S. Size and compositional heterogeneity of seeds in the winged bean pod (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L.)DC). Biol Plant 30, 142–146 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02878485

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