Economic and environmental sustainability analysis of guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.) farming process in a Mediterranean area: two case studies

Guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.) is a spring-summer legume with a high drought tolerance, grown mainly in India, Pakistan, United States and South Africa, whose seeds contain galactomannans. These can be used as an emollient, softening or thickening agent, a flocculant, as well as in hydraulic frac...

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Main Authors: Fabio Gresta, Anna I. De Luca, Alfio Strano, Giacomo Falcone, Carmelo Santonoceto, Umberto Anastasi, Giovanni Gulisano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2014-02-01
Series:Italian Journal of Agronomy
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Online Access:https://www.agronomy.it/index.php/agro/article/view/565