Abstract
Eighty three leguminous species including crop plants, weeds and trees have been screened for their content of leaf protein as well as extractabilities of leaf protein, total N and protein N. Leaves ofCrotalaria sericea Retz. showed the heighest values for extractabilities of LP and protein N as well as total N content in leaf protein.
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Abbreviations
- LP:
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leaf protein
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