Fenugreek: an 'old world' crop for the 'new world'

Autor:	James E. Thomas, Saikat Kumar Basu, S. N. Acharya
Rok vydání:	2006
Předmět:	Global and Planetary Change Ecology Agroforestry business.industry fungi Bumper crop food and beverages Crop rotation Crop Crop diversity Agronomy Agriculture Environmental science Soil conservation Cover crop business Legume Nature and Landscape Conservation
Zdroj:	Biodiversity. 7:27-30
ISSN:	2160-0651 1488-8386
Popis:	Fenugreek is an annual legume crop that is new to North America. This crop has the potential to have positive impacts on commercial, agricultural and environmental aspects of agriculture on this continent. In addition to increasing crop diversity this crop will enrich soil by fixing atmospheric nitrogen and would be easy to incorporate into short term crop rotations to help soil conservation and reduce the impact of soil borne pathogens. Fenugreek leaves and seed have been used extensively for medicinal purposes. It is effective as an anti-diabetic agent and in the treatment of hypocholesterolemia. Fenugreek cultivars are being developed for use as a forage crop in Canada. Its high quality and dryland adaptation makes it attractive as a forage crop for our large beef cattle industry. This crop is expected to reduce feed requirements through increased feed efficiency and lower water consumption during crop production. Fenugreek contains animal growth promoting substances not present in other forag...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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