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Insights into some key parameters involved in the variability of tolerance to phosphorus deficiency in the legume model Medicago truncatula

open access: yesBiologia Plantarum
Phosphorus is a key limiting factor for plant growth. Several approaches are developed to mitigate the impact of P shortage on plants and to the selection of crops with high P mobilizing capacity from P-deficient soils.
W. M'SEHLI   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intercropping cereals and grain legumes: a farmer’s perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Intercropping cereals and grain legumes show potential for organic agriculture in many ways. However, the use of land equivalent ratio (LER) as a measure for calculating the cropping advantage of intercrops over sole crops is too simple: neglecting weed ...
Prins, U., Wit, J. de
core  

Comprehensive Insights Into Genetically Modified Foods: Technological Advances, Nutritional Benefits, Therapeutic Applications, and Health Implications

open access: yesFood Safety and Health, EarlyView.
This graphical abstract highlights the benefits of genetically modified (GM) foods, including high‐yield crops such as golden rice with enhanced nutrition, GM vaccines, and biofuel production. Advanced analytical methods ensure safety by detecting allergenicity and toxicity, promoting sustainability while addressing environmental impacts and balancing ...
Mohamad Warda   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mucuna pruriens, Crotalaria juncea, and chickpea (Cicer arietinum) have the potential for improving productivity of banana‐based systems in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

open access: yesLegume Science, Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Intercropping banana and shorter annual crops in small holder systems is inevitable despite shade being a limitation. Current production is also limited to the wet seasons. Strategies to exploit the spaces under banana shade and drier seasons are crucial for optimal production of these systems. We determined the performance of two legume cover
Guy Blomme   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Winter Cover Cropping in Sustainable Production Systems: Effects on Soybean and Synergistic Implications for Rhizosphere Microorganisms

open access: yesPlants
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of winter cover crops (CCs) on soybean agronomic performance and their implications for different physiological groups of rhizosphere microorganisms in two sustainable production systems.
Marjana Vasiljević   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Economic Potential of Substituting Legumes for Synthetic Nitrogen in Warm Season Perennial Grasses used for Stocker Cattle Grazing [PDF]

open access: yes
Stocker cattle grazing warm season perennial grasses is an important economic activity in the southern Great Plains. Substantial increases in the price of nitrogen fertilizer is negatively affecting forage producers’ profitability.
Biermacher, Jon T.   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Phytochemical Contents and Bioactive Compounds in Widely Consumed Cereals, Legumes, and Vegetables in Abruzzo Region, Italy: A Critical Review

open access: yesFood Safety and Health, EarlyView.
This review aims to collect and identify cereals, legumes, and vegetables mostly consumed in the Abruzzo region from 2020 till now, pointing attention to their biological effects. ABSTRACT The Abruzzo region boasts a wide range of typical food products including cereals, legumes, and vegetables. In this context, they take part in the Mediterranean diet,
Giulia Gentile   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Consumption of cowpea‐based dishes in Benin: Main motives and barriers, and spatial and temporal changes

open access: yesLegume Science, Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2022., 2022
Abstract In Benin, cowpea products are commonly consumed traditional dishes. Urbanization and income changes contribute to eating habit modifications in low‐ and middle‐income countries. Therefore, the aims of this study were (i) to identify factors influencing cowpea consumption and (ii) to document generational changes in cowpea consumption in rural ...
Lorène Akissoé   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of pulses in improving human health: A review

open access: yesLegume Science, Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Public health concerns are discussed so frequently that it is beginning to cause desensitization. And yet, rates of chronic disease remain alarmingly high worldwide—or are even increasing. Primary prevention is essential to reverse these trends.
Chelsea Didinger, Henry J. Thompson
wiley   +1 more source

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