Resources Tagged: Legume

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  1. Soy Promotion by Plenty International

    2006-07-20 Several technical considerations must be taken into account when attempting to help economically disenfranchised families and communities initiate and sustain production of soybeans or any new crop. Technical assistance cannot be done in isolation; one must provide more than just information...
    Soybeans Soya bean ECHO Development N... Legume Rural Development

  2. Tolerance of Moringa oleifera to Freeze Events

    2012-01-01 Through funding from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, ECHO has completed an initial year of research in South Africa (Limpopo Province). Our goal is to conduct research applicable to farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa. Part of our research has been to study a moringa/legume intercropping system, in...
    Moringa Limpopo Legume Intercropping Freeze Events Mulching

  3. Highlights of Dr. Brewbaker’s Leucaena Tree and Sweet Corn Breeding Programs

    2008-04-20 We were privileged to have Dr. James Brewbaker as a speaker at our annual conference in November 2007. As a plant breeder at the University of Hawaii, Dr. Brewbaker has devoted many years of scholarly research to the leucaena tree and to sweet corn. He has always had a strong interest in ways...
    Crop Pests Agroforestry Leucaena Legume Sweet Corn

  4. Seven-Year Lima Bean

    2003-10-20 The seven-year lima is also called Madagascar Bean, Painted Lady or Tropical Lima.
    Legume Beans Seeds Lima Beans

  5. Dolichos lablab: A Legume that Feeds People, Animals and the Soil

    2004-01-20 The lablab beanLablab purpureus(orDolichos lablab) is a versatile subtropical and tropical nitrogen-fixing legume. It is a multipurpose legume that can be used as a cover crop, providing green manure, erosion control and weed suppression.
    Underutilized Crops Legume Cover Crops Green Manures Seeds

  6. Green Gram or Mung Bean (Vigna radiata)

    2006-10-20 Grains usually produced in ASAL areas are sorghum and the millets. One of the best options for a legume is the green gram or mung bean.
    Mung Bean Legume Seed

  7. Short Term Heating Kills Cowpea Weevils

    1992-06-19 Solar heating of cowpeas for at least 45 minutes will kill weevils without affecting cooking or germination percentages.
    Biological Control Pest Control Cowpea Post Harvest Legume

  8. Salt Tolerance in Leucaena?

    1992-04-01 Information about the salt tolerance of Leucaena
    Salt Tolerance Agroforestry Leucaena Legume

  9. Recipes for Velvet Beans -- and a Caution!

    1992-06-19 More discussion on consumption of Velvet Beans.
    Velvet Bean Legume Health Nutrition

  10. SAWBO - Biocontrol of Legume Pod Borer (Maruca vitrata)

    The Legume pod borer,Maruca vitrata, causes significant damage to cowpeas in West Africa. Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is considered the most important food grain legume in the dry savannas of tropical Africa, where it is grown on more than 12.8 million hectares of land. The pod borer is a serious...
    Pest Management Biocontrol SAWBO Legume Podborer