Resources Tagged: Legume

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  1. Legume Trees and Other Fodder Trees as Protein Sources for Livestock

    Proceedings of the FAO Expert Consultation held at the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1991. In conclusion, in a situation where feeds remain the major constraint for livestock development and the major component of the cost of animal...
    Cattle-Feeding and... Legume

  2. Poster - Maize/Legume Intercrop Based on IITA 2-4-2 Design

    The 2:4 maize–double cowpea system consists of 4 rows of cowpea and 2 rows of maize, all planted on the same day. The second cowpea crop is planted after the first has been harvested (about 60 days after planting).1 The maize and cowpea are densely planted. The objective of this trial is to gain...
    Cowpea Legume Maize Intercropping 242 Intercropping ...

  3. Processing and Utilization of Legumes in the Tropics

    Legumes belong to the family Leguminosae. In the tropics, they are the next important food crop after cereals (37). They are sources of low-cost dietary vegetable proteins and minerals when compared with animal products such as meat, fish and egg (8). Indigenous legumes therefore are an important...
    Soya bean Soybeans Cowpea Locust Bean Chickpea Fava Bean Groundnuts Jackbean Beans Legume