1. 14/11/2018 Despite the incredible diversity of useful plants that exist, a small handful of crops feed the majority of the world and millions of people still suffer from malnutrition and poverty. This talk will discuss some often overlooked crops that have the potential to alleviate suffering through...
  2. 19/1/1995 Echo's First Agricultural Missions Conference Echos From our Network Keeping Elephants Out of the Fields Innovations in Green Manures New Information on the Toxic Substance in Velvet Beans
  3. 19/7/1997 Lawrence Gilley in Mozambique wrote to us, wonderingwhether velvet bean leaves can be eaten by people. “Mozambicans regularly eat the leaves of cowpeas, cassava, sweet potato, amaranth and squash as well as various wild herbs. If velvet bean leaves…could be consumed and are palatable, it would be...
  4. 30/1/2018 In 2012 Biosphere Foundation in conjunction with various local community organization and LIPI (Indonesian Institute of Science) started to carry out relevant research activities. These activities included research into agricultural improvement in the farms surrounding the National Park that...
  5. 19/12/1988 I am devoting three pages to this question because velvet bean is generating so much interest and the pressure to use it for human food is considerable. The multiple uses of velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens) as a green manure plant, for weed and erosion control and for moisture conservation has been...
  6. Las formas arbustivas de Mucuna pruriens crecen con rapidez, pero tienen un hábito de crecimiento más compacto que otras especies trepadoras. Las hojas son grandes y trifoliadas con folíolos laterales de 7–15 cm de largo, 5–12 cm de ancho. Las flores son violáceas o blancas, que resultan en...
  7. Las formas trepadoras de Mucuna pruriens crecen con rapidez, con enredaderas que trepan y crecen de 6 – 8 m de largo. Las hojas son grandes y trifoliadas con folíolos laterales de 7–15 cm de largo, 5–12 cm de ancho. Las flores son violáceas o blancas, que resultan en vainas de 4-13 cm de...