African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6863

Full Length Research Paper

A simple and rapid screening technique for grain β carotene content in pearl millet through spectrophotometric method

M. Sathya
  • M. Sathya
  • Department of Millets, Centre for Plant Breeding and Genetics, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641003, India.
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P. Sumathi
  • P. Sumathi
  • Department of Millets, Centre for Plant Breeding and Genetics, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641003, India.
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A. John Joel
  • A. John Joel
  • Department of Millets, Centre for Plant Breeding and Genetics, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641003, India.
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  •  Accepted: 09 January 2014
  •  Published: 22 January 2014

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