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20/7/2006 Al tratar de ayudar a las familias y comunidades privadas económicamente a iniciar y sostener la producción del frijolde soya o de cualquier otro nuevo cultivo deben tomarse en cuenta varias consideraciones técnicas. La asistencia técnica no puede hacerse en aislamiento, uno debe proporcionar más...
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20/10/2003 The seven-year lima is also called Madagascar Bean, Painted Lady or Tropical Lima.
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20/10/2007 Psophocarpus tetragonolobus, leguminosa sorprendentemente productiva, crece como enredadera por lo generalsobre de postes o enrejados de 1.5 a 2 m (5 a 6.5 ft). Probablemente originaria de los trópicos asiáticos,prospera en áreas calientes y húmedas y crece en elevaciones de hasta 2000 m (6562...
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20/4/2008 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...
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20/10/2009 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.
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20/10/2008 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...
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20/7/2009 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...
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20/10/2006 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.
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20/1/2009 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.
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1/1/2008 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.