Resources Tagged: Underutilized Crops

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  1. The Importance of Indigenous Food Plants

    2011-10-20 An important part of ECHO’s ministry is sharing information about underutilized plants. Many of the seeds in our seed bank are for crops that have not been heavily researched, but that have been found to grow well under challenging conditions and that are already important to people in some...
    Underutilized Crops Food Security Biodiversity Indigenous Food Pl...

  2. Cranberry Hibiscus

    2001-10-20 Cranberry hibiscusisone of the most striking and colorful plants in the “edible landscape” section at ECHO.
    Hibiscus acetosella Cranberry Hibiscus Cross-Cultural Cou... Underutilized Crops Vegetables Seeds

  3. Experience with the Chaya Plant in Kenya

    2003-01-20 Chaya is sometimes dubbed "the spinach tree." It is a fast growing drought and disease-resistant shrub that provides large quantities of edible, very nutritious leaves.
    Dark Green Leafy V... Underutilized Crops Chaya Nutrition

  4. Yardlong Beans For Hot, Humid Climates

    1998-05-19 The two things that make Yardlong Beans so special are the exceptionally long edible pods (12-30 inches/30-75 cm) and its ability to resist disease in hot, humid weather
    Underutilized Crops Vegetables Legume

  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. Peanut (Arachis hypogaea): A major and versatile crop

    2009-10-20 The main purpose of this article is to provide introductory information for those who are new to peanuts and may be wondering how peanut varieties or subspecies may differ from each other.
    Peanut Arachis hypogaea Peanuts Underutilized Crops Legume Seeds

  7. Winged Bean Revisited

    2007-10-20 Winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus), an amazingly productive and multi-purpose legume, grows as a vine typically staked on 1.5 to 2 m (5 to 6.5 ft) poles or trellises. Likely originating in the Asian tropics, it thrives in hot, humid areas and grows at elevations up to 2000 m (6562 ft).
    Underutilized Crops Legume Seeds Nutrition Winged Bean Psophocarpus tetra...

  8. Annual Underutilized Crops

    2008-07-20 Brief descriptions of annual underutilized crops for which ECHO provides seeds.
    Marine fishes Annuals - Plants Underutilized Crops Nutrition Amaranth Psophocarpus tetra... Winged Bean Amaranthus spp Celosia Celosia argentea Quinoa Chenopodium quinoa Yard long Bean Vigna unguiculata Uberlandia carrot Daucus carota

  9. Strawberry Tree

    2003-07-20 The Strawberry Tree (Muntingia calabura), also known as Jamaica Cherry, is a multipurpose tree that quickly grows to 8 to 13 meters in height. The tree produces a small red fruit, but is largely valued for its wood. It is remarkably fast-growing for a tree having such hard wood.
    Underutilized Crops Agroforestry Fruit Trees Firewood Timber Muntingia calabura

  10. Jicama

    2009-01-20 Native to Central America, Jicama is also known as the Mexican Turnip or Yam Bean. The edible part is a large tuber that develops just below the surface of the ground (Figure 3). The rest of the plant is mildly toxic.
    Underutilized Crops Vegetables Legume