Underutilized/orphan legumes provide food and nutritional security to resource-poor rural
populations during periods of drought and extreme hunger, thus, saving millions of lives …

Abstract Lablab (Lablab purpureus)[Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet] is termed a lost,
underutilized and neglected crop in Africa. Despite the multipurpose use, production …

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to determine the physical characteristics,
nutritional composition and anti-nutritional factors of grains from three lablab bean varieties …

The seeds from Araucaria angustifolia—commonly named as pinhão—are important
culturally, and viable regional food from Brazil. Although now considered an endangered …

Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet is one of the most important underutilized legume vegetable
crops, which exhibits broad genetic variability in multiple characteristics such as the habit …

Fresh kidney beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) are common green vegetable that are widely
cultured and consumed worldwide. The benefits of fresh kidney beans are highly …

The untapped divergence of pigeonpea has remained unutilized for ages. Pigeonpea is an
important natural resource with a great divergence that can be explored in the field of …

Nesphostylis bracteata is an endemic, perennial of Faboideae. Locally known as 'Bhendri'or
'Raan Pavata', the species is an underexploited wild edible legume from the Northern …

The crops that are not commercially grown or widely traded are known as underutilized or
unusable crops. Most of the legumes have come under these categories. Giving importance …

Food security is a serious concern nowadays; as the population increases, food demand
also increases. Legumes are one of the major food crops worldwide that people utilize …