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Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea L.): A climate-resilient crop to address food and nutritional security 班巴拉花生（Vigna subterranea L.）：解决粮食和营养安全问题的气候适应性作物

Journal of Underutilised Crops Research Pub Date : 2024-03-30 DOI: 10.4102/jucr.v3i1.2

M. H. Khan, Mohd Y. Rafii, S. Ramlee, Mashitah Jusoh, M. Al-Mamun

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Assessment of morphological and chlorophyll content traits in Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterannea [verdc L.]) 评估班巴拉花生（Vigna subterannea [verdc L.]）的形态和叶绿素含量特征

Journal of Underutilised Crops Research Pub Date : 2024-01-17 DOI: 10.4102/jucr.v3i1.6

Sinenhlahla E. Xulu, A. Gerrano, Sydney Mavengahama

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A preliminary evaluation of phenotypic traits of tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius A. Gray) 黄豆(Phaseolus acutifolius A. Gray)表型性状的初步评价

Journal of Underutilised Crops Research Pub Date : 2023-06-19 DOI: 10.4102/jucr.v2i1.5

Refilwe A. Nong, A. Gerrano, E. Gwata

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Underutilised crops research for mitigating food insecurity under persistent climate change 利用未充分利用的作物研究缓解持续气候变化下的粮食不安全

Journal of Underutilised Crops Research Pub Date : 2022-08-23 DOI: 10.4102/jucr.v1i1.1

E. Phiri

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