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legume
legume , common name for any plant of the family Leguminosae, which is called also the pulse , legume, pea, or bean family. The word is often used loosely in the plural for vegetables in general. Botanically, a legume is the characteristic fruit of the pulse family plants, called also leguminous pl... Read more
pod
pod or legume, dehiscent fruit of a member of the family Leguminosae ( pulse family). At maturity the pod splits along its two seams and releases the enclosed seeds. ... Read more
rotation of crops
rotation of crops agricultural practice of varying the crops on a piece of land in a planned series, to save or increase the mineral or organic content of the soil, to increase crop yields, and to eradicate weeds, insects, and plant diseases. In a rotation, it is often desirable to alternate a cult... Read more
cowpea
cowpea   black-eyed pea, or black-eyed bean, annual legume ( Vigna sinensis ) of the pulse family. Introduced in the early 18th cent. from the Old World to the S United States, it has become a staple of Southern cooking and an important catch crop , soil enhancer, and forage. Cowpea, ... Read more
hay
hay wild or cultivated plants, chiefly grasses and legumes, mown and dried for use as livestock fodder. Hay is an important factor in cattle raising and is one of the leading crops of the United States. Alfalfa, timothy, and red clover are the principal hay crops. After mowing, the hay is left spre... Read more
liming
liming , application to the soil of calcium in various forms, generally as ground limestone, but also as marl, chalk, shells, or hydrated lime. Lime benefits soil by neutralizing acidity, improving texture, and increasing the activity of soil microorganisms. It enables bacteria on the roots of legum... Read more
nitrogen cycle
nitrogen cycle the continuous flow of nitrogen through the biosphere by the processes of nitrogen fixation, ammonification (decay), nitrification, and denitrification. Nitrogen is vital to all living matter, both plant and animal; it is an essential constituent of amino acids, which form proteins... Read more
pulse
pulse in botany, common name for members of the Fabaceae (Leguminosae), a large plant family, called also the pea, or legume, family. Numbering about 650 genera and 17,000 species, the family is third largest, after the asters and the orchids. Some botanists divide the Fabaceae into three or more s... Read more
dietary fiber
dietary fiber bulky part of food that cannot be broken down by enzymes in the small intestine of the digestive system. Almost all natural fiber comes from plants. Although fiber has little nutritional value, it offers other health benefits. By adding bulk to the diet, fiber prevents constipation, m... Read more
silage
silage or ensilage , succulent, moist feed made by storing a green crop in a silo . The crop most used for silage is corn; others are sorghum, sunflowers, legumes, and grass. In a sealed silo, typically in the past a tall cylindrical structure but often today in a surface pile covered tightly w... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "legume"

Legumes
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...Mimosaceae. Some legume species are very...livestock. Economically legumes are second in agricultural...and animals. Some legumes are also used as ornamental plants. Legume species represent...pollinate the flowers. Legume fruits are dry or...structures known as legumes or pods. The ...
legume
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition legume , common name for any plant of the family Leguminosae, which is called also the pulse , legume, pea, or bean family. The word is often...vegetables in general. Botanically, a legume is the characteristic fruit of the pulse...
nitrogen cycle
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Bacteria that live in the roots of legumes are of the genus Rhizobium...the free state, nor can the legume root fix nitrogen without Rhizobia...by fields of alfalfa and other legumes. After a harvest legume roots left in the soil decay...
pulse
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...called also the pea, or legume, family. Numbering about...usually compound; the fruit is a legume (a type of pod ); and the...the grasses in importance. Legumes provide valuable and nutritive...meat is scarce or expensive, legumes—notably peas, beans...
Nitrogen Fixation
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...associations are with species of legumes (order Leguminosae). About...x2019; s 10,000 species of legumes occur in a nitrogen –...Rhizobium is specific to each legume species. Rhizobium occurs...nodules on the roots of the legumes. These are developed when...
Couscous
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture ...couscous can be mixed with vegetables, legumes, meat, or fish, or it can be eaten...couscous stew are seasonal vegetables and legumes (usually chickpeas), fish or meat...includes tomatoes and a great variety of legumes and vegetables, and Moroccan couscous...
Soy
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture ...of the soy plant (and those of other legumes), helping to form nodules where they...Additional benefits are imparted when legumes such as soy decay. Bioavailable nitrogen...nitrogen fixing bacteria. Soy and other legumes have therefore played a crucial role in...
Seeds, Storage of
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture ...grown from seed (for example, grains, legumes, and vegetables), while perennial crops...rice, soybeans, and other grain, and legume crops prior to their being processed into...environment. These crops include grains, legumes, vegetables, floral crops, and temperate...
Harvesting
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture ...agronomic crops (grains of cereals and legumes) has been mechanized. The resistance of dried cereal and legume seeds (for example, corn, rice, wheat...storage. In contrast to the dry grains and legumes, most horticultural crops (fleshy fruits...
Iberian Peninsula: Overview
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture ...both to color and to flavor rice dishes, legume stews, and meat casseroles. Cumin seasons some legume stews, sausages, and dishes of meat or...or dried broad beans. Examples of such legume and bean stews include potaje de garbanzos...

Dictionary entries related to "legume"

legumes
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition legumes Members of the family Leguminosae consumed as dry mature seeds (grain legumes or pulses) or as immature green seeds in the...approximately 50 g as a dried product. Legumes include the groundnut, Arachis hypogaea , and...
legume
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology legume ( pod ) A dry fruit formed from a single carpel and containing one or more seeds, which are shed when...along both sides and the two halves of the fruit move apart to expose the seeds. A special form of the legume is the lomentum .
Boussingault, Jean Baptiste Joseph Dieudonné
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...fixation experiments, he suggested that legumes may fix nitrogen from atmospheric sources...1838 and 1841 Boussingault showed that legumes, when grown with cereals in initially...of all plants, except in the case of legumes, may be accounted for by organic fertilizer...
phytate
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition ...present in cereals, particularly in the bran, in dried legumes and some nuts as both water‐soluble salts (sodium...in the diet, especially since there is phytase in yeast and legumes (and possibly in the human gut) which may liberate these...
nitrogen fixation
Book article from: A Dictionary of Ecology ...which form the characteristic root nodules of leguminous plants. The bacteria supply the legume with ammonia and receive carbohydrate from the legume. Certain non-leguminous plants, e.g. Alnus species (alder), Myrica species (bog myrtle...
Bradyrhizobium
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences ...Gram-negative bacteria that was formerly included as ‘slowgrowing’ strains in the genus Rhizobium . Some species induce the formation of root nodules in certain legumes ( Leguminosae ), particularly tropical legumes.
root nodule
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences ...The nodules develop as a result of infection of the roots by bacteria ( Rhizobium or Bradyrhizobium species in the case of legumes); the bacteria then inhabit the root nodules and benefit the plant by fixing atmospheric nitrogen, much of which becomes...
forb
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences forb A non-grassy, herbaceous species, e.g. legumes and composites.
Clianthus
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences Clianthus (family Leguminosae , subfamily Papilionatae ) A genus of legumes that bear large, red, pea-like flowers on erect peduncles and have soft, grey stems and leaves. C. formosus (Sturt's...
Boussingault, Jean Baptiste Joseph Dieudonné
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition ...x2013;1887) French chemist; one of the founders of scientific agriculture; demonstrated the use of atmospheric nitrogen by legumes but not cereals. He performed the first metabolic balance studies; in 1831 recommended iodization of salt for prevention...

Thesaurus entries related to "legume"

husk
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus husk • noun  the husk of the coconut synonyms : shell, hull, pod, case, covering, integument, shuck; Botany pericarp, legume.
hull
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus hull • noun   1. the ship's hull synonyms : framework, body, shell, frame, skeleton, structure; fuselage.   2. seed hulls synonyms : shell, husk, pod, case, covering, integument, calyx, shuck; Botany pericarp, legume.
pulse
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus pulse 2 • noun  eat plenty of pulses synonyms : legume, pea, bean, lentil.

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Legumes as a Model Plant Family. Genomics for Food and Feed Report of the Cross-Legume Advances through Genomics Conference1
Magazine article from: Plant Physiology; 4/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...considered to be model legumes (Medicago truncatula...and soybean, the legume of principal economic...including a unified legume genomics information...related aspects of legumes, and detailed synteny...diverse roles of legume plants are often overlooked. Grain legumes provide about ...
Legumes and their effect on heart disease.(Recipe)
Magazine article from: Vibrant Life; 9/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...us that diets high in cereal grains, legumes, fruits, and vegetables are associated...them with a variety of cereal grains, legumes, fruits, and vegetables, cholesterol...Choosing a fiber-rich diet (whole grains, legumes, fruits, and vegetables) may be responsible...
Legumes aren't just on dinner table
Newspaper article from: The Topeka ; 7/12/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...plants that fall into the legume family.) It includes...gardens and landscapes. Legumes also are found in native...least two members of the legume family are notorious...perennial vines in the legume family. Legumes are well-represented...
Legumes: Importance and constraints to greater use
Magazine article from: Plant Physiology; 3/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...production, with grain legumes alone contributing 33...the percentage of legume protein N in the diet...the primary dietary legumes (National Academy of...conditions under which many legume species are grown. Legumes are often grown after...
Legume Evolution: Where Do Nodules and Mycorrhizas Fit In?1
Magazine article from: Plant Physiology; 6/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...known to nodulate legumes; and (4) the role...endomycorrhizas in certain legume groups. WHEN DID...a chronology for legume evolution in which...dated the origin of legumes at about 59 million...STRUCTURES FOUND IN EXTANT LEGUMES? First, compatible...gain entry into the legume root. ...
Legume promotion in counselling: An e-mail survey of dietitians
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...there has been little research on legume promotion in counselling. It is not...counsellors currently promote consumption of legumes, nor to what degree clients incorporate...Disappearance data, however, suggest that legume consumption is relative
Legume Biology: Sequence to Seeds
Magazine article from: Plant Physiology; 6/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...the ability of many legumes to establish symbiosis...crops. Progress in legume research and advances...given insights into legume evolution. Genome...truncatula with other legumes indicates that these...food value of many legumes lies, of course...molecular biology of legume seeds ...
Responses of legumes to herbivores and nutrients during succession on a nitrogen-poor soil.
Magazine article from: Ecology; 12/1/1995; ; 700+ words ; ...nitrogen may limit legume abundance. A third hypothesis suggests that legumes may be rare in environments...grasslands, often have low legume abundance unless legumes are seeded. Previous...reduces the abundance of legumes, and (2) legume abundance is limited...
Cooking grains & legumes. (includes recipe) (excerpts from The New Professional Chef)
Magazine article from: Restaurants & Institutions; 1/23/1991; ; 700+ words ; ...side dishes. . . . Legumes. Legumes are seeds and grow in pods...they are known collectively as legumes. Lima beans, for example...their fresh state and as a legume when dried. Like grains, legumes are a potent nutrient source...
"Translational" Legume Biology. Models to Crops
Magazine article from: Plant Physiology; 4/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...for the phaseolid legumes, which comprise many of the major legume crops, including...in the preceding legume issue (Vol. 131...our knowledge of legumes is accelerating in...Young ND (2005) Legumes as a model plant...Report of the Cross-Legume Advances through...