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Canavalia

a genus of perennial prostrate trailing, climbing, or, sometimes, woody plants of the family Leguminosae. The leaves are ternate. The flowers are large, up to 6 cm long; they are usually purple or violet, in racemose inflorescences. The fruit, or bean, is 6—40 mm long, hard, swordlike, with 4—15 large seeds. Approximately 50 species exist in the tropics and subtropics, mainly of America and Africa. The sword bean (Canavalia gladiata) and the jack bean (C. ensiformis) are widely cultivated as annual vegetable plants in India, Indochina, Japan, and southeastern North America. The seeds and unripe beans are edible. In the southern regions of North America, the jack bean is sometimes used as green manure. Some species are ornamentals.

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Uno de los ingredientes tropicales para piensos que potencialmente podria ser utilizado como fuente de proteina es la canavalia (Canavalia ensiformis L.) es una planta anual, resistente a plagas, enfermedades, a sequias, se adapta a diferentes tipos de suelos y se desarrolla en la regiones tropicales y subtropicales.

Rendimiento de la canal de pollos (Gallus gallus domesticus L.) sometidos a pastoreo con Canavalia ensiformis L

Caption: Figure 1--Linear regression between the copper levels in the soil, extracted by Melich-1, by HCl 0,1 mol [L.sup.-1] or by [Na.sub.2]-EDTA 0.01mol [L.sup.-1]/ ammonium acetate 1.0mol [L.sup.-1], and the average copper concentration in the aerial parts of the Canavalia ensiformis, Mucuna cinereum and M.

Differential behavior of the summer cover crops in the absorption and translocation of copper/ Comportamento diferencial das plantas de cobertura de verao na absorcao e translocacao do cobre

Heckert et al., "Anti-depressant-like effect of lectin from Canavalia brasiliensis (ConBr) administered centrally in mice," Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, vol.

A lectin from Dioclea violacea interacts with midgut surface of Lutzomyia migonei, unlike its homologues, Cratylia floribunda lectin and Canavalia gladiata lectin

It has been established that, whereas Canavalia ensiformis urease has maximum activity in buffers with near neutral pH urease from the alkaliphilic bacterium Bacillus pasteurii has maximum activity in alkaline buffers.

Study of Vanadium Complexes as Novel Inhibitors of Bacillus Pasteurii and Canavalia Ensiformis Urease Enzyme

(= Canavalia cathartica Thouars) (2)Mucuna japira A.M.G.

Stigma diversity in tropical legumes with considerations on stigma classification

Efecto de la suplementacion con semilla de Canavalia ensiformis sobre las cargas parasitarias de ovinos tropicales en crecimiento.

Efecto de la lectina concanavalina A sobre la carga parasitaria en corderos en crecimiento

A partir de esto se descartaron algunas especies, de acuerdo con la disponibilidad para conseguir semillas de las mismas, resultando 3 especies seleccionadas: Centrosema macrocarpum, Pueraria phaseoloides y Canavalia ensiformes (tabla 2).

Establecimiento de la cobertura vegetal en suelos degradados del bosque seco tropical de la UFPSO

Lawal, "Comparative study of the functional properties of bambarra groundnut (Voandzeia subterranean), jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis) and mucuna bean (Mucuna pruriens) flours," Food Research International, vol.

Functional Properties of Lupinus angustifolius Seed Protein Isolates

Fungi decontamination and enhancement of shelf-life of edible split beams of wild legume (Canavalia miritime) by the electron beam irradiation.

Impact of Wheat Flour Infestation by some Insects on its Quantity and Quality Loss, Fungal Contamination and Mycotoxins

In the Thai highlands, rice bean is a valuable green manure which outcompetes other legumes such as Canavalia ensiformis, Lablab purpureus and Mimosa diplotricha in their ability to improve rice yields (Chaiwong et al., 2012).

Rice Bean--A Multipurpose, Underutilized, Potential Nutritive Fodder Legume--A Review

Predominan las especies Panicum amarum, Sporobolus virginicus o Distichils spicata (dificilmente distinguibles) y algunas rastreras (Ipomea pes-caprae y Canavalia maritima).

Modelacion de densidad aparente y retencion de carbono: Arenas carbonatadas en playas cubanas

from Panama and Canavalia Servicios Verdes from Bolivia will start an integrated reforestation service-providing company for commercial farmers in Santa Cruz.