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Hyacinth Bean

(Dolichos lablab), an herbacious, generally twining plant of the family Leguminosae. The leaves are trifolio-late. The large, fragrant flowers are white, reddish, or purple; they are in axillary racemes. The fruit is a pod, with three or four globose, ovate, or flattened seeds. The hyacinth bean has been cultivated since ancient times for food and forage; it does not grow wild. It is cultivated primarily in the tropical and subtropical regions of Asia and Africa. The unripe pods and the ripe seeds are used as food. Many cultural forms are known. The hyacinth bean is grown in Western Europe and the Caucasus as an ornamental.

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(2006), and was significantly higher than that reported for Cajanus cajan, Crotalaria juncea and Dolichos lablab, which showed the lowest levels.

The K content in the biomass of Dolichos lablab was significantly higher than in the other legumes, followed by Crotalaria spectabilis and Canavalia ensiformes, which differed from Cajanus cajan and Crotalaria juncea (Table 1).

Regarding the order of N release from residues, it was found, in decreasing order: Crotalaria spectabilis > Canavalia ensiformes > Crotalaria juncea > Cajanus cajan > Dolichos lablab > Mucuna deeringiana (Table 3).

Decomposition and nutrient release of leguminous green manure species in the Jaguaribe-Apodi region, Ceara, Brazil/Decomposicao e liberacao de nutrientes por especies de leguminosas utilizadas como adubo verde no agropolo Jaguaribe-Apodi, CE

As leguminosas utilizadas foram: crotalaria juncea (Crotalaria juncea L.), crotalaria espectabilis (Crotalaria spectabilis), feijao guandu anao (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp), feijao guandu arboreo (Cajanus cajan), labe-labe (Dolichos lablab), feijao-de-porco (Canavalia ensiformis) e mucuna-preta (Mucuna aterrima).

Biomassa e extracao de nutrientes por plantas de cobertura

paste with fruits of Terminalia chebula, fruits of Terminalia belerica, wood fron Santalum album, leaves of Abrus precatorius, and leaves of Andrographis paniculata, dried, powdered and made into pills the size of beans (seeds of Dolichos lablab).

Use of Menispermaceae family plants in folk medicine of Bangladesh

Nutrient composition and antinutritional factors of Dolichos lablab L seeds.

Biochemical characterization of three varieties of Lablab purpureus (lablab beans) seed proteins

In order to obtain a wide range of C and N additions by plant residues and maize yield, 7 cropping systems were selected (winter/summer cropping system species): fallow/maize (Zea mays L.) (F/M), black oat (Avena strigosa Schreb)/maize (O/M), black oat + vetch (Vigna sativa L.)/maize (OV/M), lablab (Dolichos lablab) + maize (L + M), black oat + vetch/maize + cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L.] Walp.) (OV/MC), pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan L.

Long-term acidification of a Brazilian Acrisol as affected by no till cropping systems and nitrogen fertiliser

Como abono verde se utilizo el frijol dolichos Lablab purpureus en dos condiciones (cono sin incorporacion) y se consideraron dos fechas de muestreo.

Effect of tillage systems and green manure (Labkab purpureus L) incorporation on edafic respiration in a haplic yermosol/Efecto de sistemas de labranza e incorporacion de abono verde (Lablab purpureus L) sobre la respiracion edafica en un yermosol haplico/Efeito de sistemas de lavragem e incorporacao de abono verde (Lablab purpureus L) sobre a respiracao edafica em um yermosol haplico

Hyacinth bean vine (Dolichos lablab), a prolific bloomer, covers this tepee formed by bamboo poles.

A vine-covered tepee

The adopted green manure was jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis DC), lablab (Dolichos lablab L.), pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan L.

Nutritional balance and yield for green manure orange trees/Balanco nutricional e produtividade em laranjeiras manejadas com adubacao verde

Lightweight vines, such as hyacinth bean (Dolichos lablab) or climbing nasturtium, could be substituted for sweet peas in a similar scenario.

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