Legumes are useful as human and animal food, as wood, and as soil-improving components of agricultural and agroforestry systems.

Economic Importance: Food legumes are still relatively minor crops despite their role as a source of protein in the diet of predominantly vegetarian ...

22 окт. 2024 г. · Legumes contribute to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases, as they release 5–7 times less GHG per unit area compared with other crops.

22 окт. 2024 г. · Legumes can facilitate rebuilding of soil organic matter and restrict pests and pathogens when incorporated in crop rotation. Besides, legumes ...

Legumes play a critical role in natural ecosystems, agriculture, and agroforestry, where their ability to fix N in symbiosis makes them excellent colonizers of.

16 апр. 2020 г. · Few hundred species of legumes are grown across the globe, although only some are of any economic importance as protein sources in food.

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data. Main entry under title: Handbook of legumes of world economic importance. ... manual (July 31st). New ...

Legumes can be a means of improving the livelihoods of smallholder farmers around the world. Legumes in human nutrition. • As a source of protein – Grain ...

Grain legumes play an important role in cropping systems in Africa by virtue of their short duration, drought tolerance, ability to fix nitrogen from ...

Legumes have a potentially significant role to play in enhancing soil carbon sequestration. They can also have considerable additional benefits beyond their ...