Resources Tagged: Legume

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  1. Tropical Legumes: Resources for The Future

    Key Resource 1979-01-19 This National Academy of Sciences report describes plants of the family Leguminosae, all of them greatly underexploited. Some are extensively used in one part of the world but unknown elsewhere; others are virtually unknown to science but have particular attributes that suggest they could become...
    Forages Legume

  2. Vegetables for SW Florida in the Summer Months

    Key Resource 2009-01-01 Within a couple days after Bonnie and I arrived in Florida in June 1981 to assume my new role as founding CEO of ECHO, I began digging a garden. For an avid gardener used to the long winters “up north” this was an exciting adventure. I was going to grow flowers and vegetables year-round in the...
    Legume Yard Gardens Urban Gardening Squash and Gourds ... Moringa Vegetable Vegetable Legumes Garden Vegetables Leafy Vegetables Home Garden Perennial Vegetables

  3. Maize – Legume Intercrop Based on IITA 2-4-2 Design

    2015-11-18 Dr. Motis and Betsy Langford were introduced to the 2-4-2 system by Dr. B.B. Singh at the Ukulima Farm research station in South Africa in Feb. of 2015. They subsequently planned and conducted this experiment with other legumes at the main ECHO campus in North Fort Myers, Florida.
    Intercropping Maize Jackbean Mucuna Cowpea Legume

  4. Selecting Legumes as Green Manure/Cover Crops

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    2017-05-26 By integrating legumes into cropping systems, small-scale farmers in low-resource settings can invest in the long-term health and resilience of their soils. Success or failure depends largely on choosing the right legume(s). With that in mind, this document presents insights on legume selection...
    Green Manures Green Manure Cover... Green Manures and ... Cover Crops Legume Legumes Tropical legumes Lablab Mucuna Intercropping

  5. Cowpea: Spotlight on Multi-Purpose Varieties

    2014-01-01 Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is a versatile legume grown for human consumption as well as for soil improvement and animal fodder. It is the second most-planted grain legume in Africa (National Research Council, 2006). Though cultivated throughout the tropics, and thus familiar to smallholder...
    biomass Cowpea Legume Pulse Tropical Agriculture Green Manures

  6. 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

  7. Poster - Legume Selection

    2017-11-01 By integrating legumes intoc ropping systems, small-scale farmers in low-resource settings can invest in the long-term health and resilience of their soils. Success or failure depends largely on choosing the right legume(s). Selection or screening trials are use ful experiments that direct...
    Legume

  8. Forage Tree Legumes in Tropical Agriculture

    Key Resource 1994-01-02 Tree legumes serve a multitude of purposes in agriculture and forestry, including forage for animal production, fuel wood and timber production, soil conservation and fertility improvement. Their role and potential is being increasingly recognized for both intensive and extensive agroforestry...
    Leguminosae Forages Legume

  9. Velvet Bean (Mucuna pruriens)

    2003-01-20 In 1997 Milton Flores with CIDICCO in Honduras provided our seedbank with seed for a bush velvet bean that is being grown widely in Brazil. We have grown and distributed this bush velvet bean on a limited scale since that time, and now are offering it to our network.
    Velvet Bean Legume Cover Crops Green Manures Seeds

  10. 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...