Resources Tagged: Sauropus Androgynus

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  1. Katuk

    Katuk is a perennial shrub native to the lowland, rainforest understory of the warm tropics. It is a familiar plant in home gardens in the wetter parts of Southeast Asia. It grows up to 3.5 m unless pruned. Katuk leaves are compound, with each leaf comprised of dark green, oval-shaped leaflets...
    Leafy Vegetables Sauropus androgynus

  2. Katuk - Sauropus androgynus (L.) - Growables

    Growables Description Perennial. Monoecious (having both the male and female reproductive organs).A rapidly growing warm season crop, katuk is a dark green leaf understory shrub. Growth slows during the colder months. Reaching up to 3.5 m in height, but is kept much lower in cultivation. It has...
    Katuk Sauropus androgynus

  3. Introducing a New Crop: Reasons Why Seeds Fail

    2009-07-20 Many of you have graciously taken the time to fill out the seed harvest report form that accompanies each mailing of seeds from our seed bank. In reading reports from people in our network, we want to learn whether the seeds we are sending out have improved the lives of poor small-holder farmers....
    Abelmoschus caillei Crop Pests Rural Development Seeds Moringa Amaranth Sorghum Maize Psophocarpus tetra... Sauropus androgynus Muntingia calabura Vigna unguiculata Brassica carinata

  4. Echos From our Network

    1995-06-19 Dave Morneauin the Central Plateau of Haiti asked us about the Haitian beekeepers’ belief that neem(Azadirachta indica) or chinaberry (Melia azedarach) blossom nectar is harmful to honeybees, since leaves and seeds are widely used to control insects. Joy Niland, Food Gardens Foundation, South...
    Porcupine Beekeeping Neem Chinaberry Birds Iguanas Chaya Katuk Brazilian Spinach Alternanthera sissoo Sauropus androgynus Cnidosculous chaya... Honeybee