Cassia Linn.(Family-Caesalpiniaceae) is a large tropical genus with about 600 species of
herbs, shrubs and trees. Most of the plants of the genus are wellknown in Indian system of …

Underutilised crops represent an important component of agro-biodiversity with potential to
contribute to climate change adaptation, food security and sovereignty in poor rural areas …

Evaluation of seed yield, morphological variability and nutritional quality of 27 germplasm
lines of Chenopodium quinoa and 2 lines of C. berlandieri subsp. nuttalliae was carried out …

This research was aimed at evaluating the proximate composition, level of anti‐nutrients,
and the mineral composition of raw and processed Sphenostylis stenocarpa seeds and at …

Nutritionally potential under explored wild legumes viz., Canavalia cathartica and Canavalia
maritima are widely distributed in mangroves and sand dunes, respectively, in Southwest …

Raw seeds of tribal pulses Atylosia scarabaeoides, Canavalia gladiata, Lablab purpureus
var. lignosus, Neonotonia wightii var. coimbatorensis, Rhynchosia filipes, Vigna trilobata …

Jack Bean (JB)(Canavalia ensiformis) is an indigenous legume promoted in Tamilnadu as a
green manure cover crop. It contains high protein but it is under-utilized due to the presence …

Unconventional legumes are promising in terms of nutrition, providing food security,
agricultural development and in crop rotation in developing countries. The wild legume …

The proximate, nutritional and functional properties of raw and electron beam-irradiated (0–
30 kGy) Mucuna seeds were investigated. Irradiation increased crude protein and crude …

Raw and processed (roasted and pressure-cooked) seeds of mangrove wild legume
(Canavalia cathartica) of southwest coast of India were evaluated for nutritional and …