Abstract Mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek var. radiata) is one of the most important
pulse crops grown in South, East and Southeast Asia. It provides significant amounts of …

Mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek var. radiata] is an important pulse crop in Asia, and
is consumed as dry seeds and as bean sprouts. It is an excellent source of digestible …

Black gram [Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper] is a highly nutritious grain legume crop, mainly grown
in South and Southeast Asia, with the largest area in India, where the crop is challenged by …

Phytic acid is abundant in the fruits and seeds of many plants and is found in foliage to a
lesser extent. Among its several properties, phytic acid is a potent chelator of essential …

Abstract Effect of soaking sprouting and cooking on the physico-chemical properties of moth
beans was seen. Soaking, Sprouting and Cooking resulted in an increase in the 100 kernal …

Grain legumes popularly known as pulses, play an important role in Indian Agriculture not
only to increase soil fertility for obtaining reasonably high yields from succeeding crops but …

Abstract Effect of cooking on the nutritional quality of graded level (20, 40 and 60 percent of
infestation) of Insect (Callosobruchus chinensis (L) infested Bengal gram was seen. The …

Chick pea is light colored, larger seed size having smooth and thin skin as compared to
Bengal gram (ICRISAT, 1993). This legume is grown mainly in areas with temperate and …

The pulse beetle, Callosobruchus spp., poses a threat to legumes by consuming the protein
content of the grain, resulting in potential losses in storage ranging from 12 to 30 …

Bruchid is a major threat to mung bean in storage. No cultivated variety of mung bean is free
from bruchid attack. However, a wild form of mung bean (TC 1966) and few pure line …