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Legumes and cereals are the two most important flowering plants used in agriculture. Legumes are useful as human and animal food, as wood, and as soil-improving components of agricultural and agroforestry systems.
2 lut 2016 · In organic orchard production, where growth is not accelerated by fertilization, legumes play an important role both agroecologically and economically. First the legume can be used as a nitrogen-fixing cover or soil enhancement crop.
About 10,000 acres of garbanzos are grown per year in California, with yields averaging 2,300 pounds per acre (figs. 2 and 3). Other dry beans grown in California include blackeye peas, or cowpeas, (Vigna unguiculata); baby and large limas (Phaseolus lunatus); and common beans (P. vulgaris) (fig. 4). Garbanzos are an
Alfalfa (/ æ l ˈ f æ l f ə /) (Medicago sativa), also called lucerne, is a perennial flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae. It is cultivated as an important forage crop in many countries around the world.
Thereby, the aim of this chapter is to discuss the process of legume sprouting, biochemical changes and final health benefits in food applications. Also, measures on safety of legume sprouts to avoid foodborne outbreaks will be discussed in detail.
20 sty 2004 · The lablab bean Lablab purpureus (or Dolichos 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.
1 mar 2003 · In addition to traditional food and forage uses, legumes can be milled into flour, used to make bread, doughnuts, tortillas, chips, spreads, and extruded snacks (R. Phillips personal communication) or used in liquid form to produce milks, yogurt, and infant formula (Garcia et al., 1998).
