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Dehulled grain legumes for food
Goal of dehulling Is there a customer requirement for dehulling? Is there a strong market for dehulled seeds for food products and processing? If the answer is yes to any of the questions, then dehulling is something to consider. The main processing goal is to...
Effect of soybean cropping on floral diversity
Background Agroecosystems are biodiversity-depleted ecosystems. The expansion of arable land and the intensification of its use has displaced natural habitats and reduced the biodiversity of entire landscapes. Since agriculture dominates land use over most of...
Cultivar selection for spring faba bean
This article explains the range of traits available to growers in modern cultivars. It provides examples of varieties in which the respective traits are particularly pronounced. These example varieties are taken from the descriptive list of varieties (BSL) of...
Effects of soybean cropping on arthropods
Background Many agroecosystems are biodiversity-depleted ecosystems. The expansion of arable land and the intensification of its use has displaced natural habitats and reduced the biodiversity of entire landscapes. Since agriculture dominates land use over most...
Maize and runner bean intercropping
The combination of maize and runner bean (Phaseolus vulgaris var. vulgaris), which originated in Latin America, has this potential and has been the subject of more intensive research in Germany and Switzerland for several years. Runner bean is closely related...
Nutritional value of grain legumes
Protein solubility is not a reliable indicator of rumen degradability Proteins in less commonly used grain legumes, such as in pea and lupin, are highly soluble and so the in sacco (nylon bag) technique over-estimates protein degradability because protein...
Faba bean, grain pea, sweet lupin and soybean for feeding cattle
Agro-economic prospects for expanding soybean production beyond its current northerly limit in Europe
Faba bean, grain pea, sweet lupin and soybean for pig feeding
Feeding extruded soybean to pigs
Case study data Two experiments were conducted. The Danube White breed was used in the first, and a Danube White x Pietren cross was used in the second. The first experiment was performed using three treatments (I (control), II and III). The Treatment II group...
Valuing faba bean and pea for feed
Outcome Numerous scientific studies show that livestock can be successfully fed with protein-rich cool-season grain legumes such as faba bean, pea and others. On the basis of the ‘Löhr substitution method’, it is possible to compare different feedstuffs with...
Combinative breeding for large seeds in soybean
Edamame: Soybeans fresh from the garden
Soybean growth stages and requirements
Cold-pressed soybean for poultry
Case study data We examined the effect of the feed used by three different egg producers. These egg producers are located in north-west and north-central Bulgaria. All three are specialised egg and poultry producers with their own feed mills. Two used imported...
Soya, soya isoflavones and health effects
Field trials on N-fixing cover crops & green manures in Scotland
Notes Please cite as: Walker, R., Baddeley, J., Topp, K., Cole, L., Watson, C., 2022. Cover crops & green manures. Legume Hub. www.legumehub.eu
Water use and irrigation in soybean
Water requirements at growth stages Soybean uses water efficiently. Depending on weather and soil, it uses 400–700 mm water as rainfall, irrigation or from soil to form a yield of 3 tonnes/ha. Soybean uses 1,300 to 2,300 tonnes of water per tonne of soybean...
Irrigation of lupin
Lupinus albus cultivation Lupin is a promising crop for Greece. It can play a role in livestock feeding in particular. Lupin seeds have a high protein content (up to 44%) and they are also a rich source of calcium, iron, magnesium and phosphorus. Due to its...
Disease control in faba bean
Outcome A better understanding of these diseases in faba bean enables growers to obtain higher yields through the targeted use of fungicides. Yields are more secure and unnecessary prophylactic fungicide measures can be avoided. This protects the environment...
Faba beans in pig feeding trials
Crop rotations with and without legumes: a review
