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. 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

  3. 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...

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Faba bean (Vicia faba)

    2008-10-20 Faba bean is one of the oldest dual-use food and fodder species. The beans are rich in minerals (calcium, phosphorus) and vitamins. Containing approximately 26% protein, 2% fat, and 50% carbohydrate, faba bean is considered in some regions to be superior to field peas or other legumes as a human...
    Legume Health Seeds Nutrition Faba Bean Intercropping

  7. Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) Variety Trial at ECHO

    2009-07-20 Grain legumes can be a tremendously important tool in combating malnutrition. The term “grain legume” or “pulse crop” is used for leguminous crops (e.g. cowpea, beans, peanut), the seeds of which are harvested dry and then cooked in various ways or made into flour. Being legumes, they provide a...
    Cowpea Grain Legumes (Pul... Legume Vigna unguiculata

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. Low-Toxin Grass Pea

    2008-01-01 Grass pea (Lathyrus sativus) is a drought tolerant legume used as forage for livestock or as food for people (seeds are roasted, cooked into porridge or ground for use in bread). The plant thrives in poor soil, drought or flooding.
    Drought Tolerant P... Leguminosae Grain Legumes (Pul... Pasture and Forage... Forages Livestock Legume Health Nutrition