abundant in savannas and arid regions of India, Australia, Africa and America. Many species of Acacias are exceedingly robust and grow under the most severe conditions. Fabaceae or Leguminosae is a large and economically important family of flowering plant. It is commonly known as legume family, pea family, bean family and pulse family. Fabaceae is third largest family of flowering plants behind Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19400 species according to Royal Botanical Gardens and Acacia
LEGUMINOSAE ORIGIN AND MEANING OF THE FAMILY NAME A large and very economically important flowering plant family is Leguminosae or sometimes known as Fabaceae. Although Leguminosae is an older name it is still considered valid but the new name is Fabaceae and this comes from the genus Faba and the term Faba is Latin and means bean. The group is the third largest plant family in the world with 630 genera and 18,860 species. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FAMILY Leguminosae has a very broad range of plants
Knowing the difference between pole and bush lima beans (Phaseolus lunatus) is essential before starting the seeds in your garden. Hardy to U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 6 to11, these beans differ in yield and growing methods, which might make you prefer one over the other. (See References 1) Regardless of which type you grow, both are a nice addition in soups, stews and casseroles. About the Yield Bush and pole limas differ in that bush limas mature about 10 to 15 days earlier
the year 1876 at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition and later introduced to the south roughly seven years later in the New Orleans Exposition. (Speer 2013) The phylum that the Kudzu vine is a party of is the Spermatophyta and the family is the Fabaceae. (CABI 2014). Kudzu is an invasive species of plant or better seen as a vine. It was used in the beggining as a cover crop for farms and food for cattle before it began to take over. (Speer 2013) The family that the Kudzu is a part of is known as
The growth of dwarf peas, Pisum sativum depends on the characteristics of the soil and the seeds. Sterile conditions will have a positive effect on P. sativum below and above ground physiology. The plants’ root length, root width and number of leaves will be positively affected by sterile conditions because the pathogens in soil which out compete the plants for its nutrients will be killed off. Soil and some seeds were sterilized and grown for twenty one days before root length, root width, and number
Introduction Plants exhibit exceptionally intelligent behaviour when it comes to interactions with their environment. They can detect perceived threats, then convey warning signals to other plants via chemical signaling. Forewarned plants will then assemble their defenses against these potential threats, thus, increasing their chance of survival and reproduction. Communication and competition are common occurrences among the plant world. Another brilliantly, almost inconceivable capability plants
Tested seeds Chickpea (Cicer arietinum Linn.) is a deep rooted crop which belonging to the family Fabaceae. Chickpea is known to be the first domesticated grain legume crop of the Old World (Van der Maesen, 1972). India is the major producer of chickpea, contributing for approximately 65% of the annual world production and at the same time major importer of chickpea. The production of chickpea is limited by various biotic and abiotic stresses throughout the world. There are about 50 pathogens associated
Instead of the cap I used parafilm and made a tiny hole in the middle. I placed a string through the hole and curled it up through the soil. In the soil I planted three seeds of the fabaceae bean family. I put water in the bottom half of the water bottle as well on the soil so that it could be moist. I then used parafilm to tape the bottom and top parts together to take it to my dorm room. There I placed it next to the window. As the
leucocephala is a small tree originated in Mexico and escaped as a... ... middle of paper ... ...s a weed in tropical and warm temperate region of other countries. Leucaena leucocephala is a medium sized fast growing tree belongs to the family Fabaceae. It is native to Southern Mexico and Northern Central America and now it has naturalized in many tropical and sub-tropical locations. The specific name ‘leucocephala’ comes from ‘leu’ meaning white and ‘cephala’, meaning head, referring to the flowers
What is hydrochory? The dispersal of seeds or fruits plants by means of water currents. Hydrochory is used primarily by several species of aquatic plants or plants that inhabit near bodies of water. However, there are species which also uses this method of transmission as a secondary means of dispersal. The adaptations for plants that primary use this means of dispersion vary in different species, ranging from thick coats on fruits or seeds to large spaces of air for buoyancy. Due to the long distances
Brief History of Astragalus Astragalus belongs from the plant genus ( genus is a rank like family, root, species and genus it comes in order) of about 3,000 species of herbs and small shrubs. It belongs to the family of Fabaceae commonly known as legume, pea or bean family. It grows in moderate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Astragalus is known by many names but commonly known as Milkvetch, Huang Qi, Locoweed, Goat Thron etc., there are various species of Astragalus as mentioned above but the
Pulses are high protein foods that are used for human and animal nutrition around the world. The human consumption of pulses is lower in Europe than in other regions of the world (Schneider, 2002). In Europe, however, field pea is an important pulse crop used for both livestock feed and human nutrition. Field pea, which is also known as common pea, dry pea, yellow pea and garden pea, is a cool-season legume cultivated worldwide. ‘Green pea’ is the term used by the FAO for peas harvested when the
Living thing need air to breath. Air unseen and untouchable. Air are consist of nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide and other gaseous. Nitrogen is an important element for the living organisms to live and to form the complex organic molecules such as proteins and amino acids. However, most of the living organisms such as plants can only use the nitrogen which already in compound form because the pure nitrogen is inactive and the strong triple bond between its atoms are difficult to break. In order to
Peanut Peanut leaves and freshly dug pods Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Subfamily: Faboideae Tribe: Aeschynomeneae Genus: Arachis Species: A. hypogaea Binomial name Arachis hypogaea L. The Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) is a species in the pea family Fabaceae native to South America. It is an annual herbaceous plant growing to 30-50 cm tall. The leaves are alternate, pinnate with four leaflets (two opposite pairs;
Ethnobotany The knowledge of plants usage by the native people is called Ethnobotany, which provide opportunities for better understanding of the traditional uses, find new ways of transffering this knowledge to future generations, make improved use of the available resources, and explore new pharmaceuticals for biomedicine (Tor-Anyiin et al., 2003; Kufer et al., 2005). Some of the ethnobotanical studies reported from Pakistan are, Dar (2003) explored ethnobotanical information of Lawat and its allied
Cereals, millets and legumes are generally pre-processed by fermentation, germination (malting), cooking, milling and roasting to enhance their functional and nutritional values. Germination/sprouting/malting is a biochemical process which involves transition of a seed from dormant state to vital active state. The prime objective of this traditional process is to promote the development of hydrolytic enzymes that are not active in raw seeds (Dewar et al., 1997). Malting is a complex process that
Shilajit (Mineral pitch or mineral wax) Occurence: Shilajit is found in the Tibet, Altai and Caucasus Mountains, as well as the Gilgit Baltistan region of northern Pakistan, but it is found most commonly in the Himalaya Mountains. Discovery of Gomutra Shilajit has been reported from South India (Hemadri, 1987). Mineral origin: Shilajit is obtained as exudate from rocks (Rajagopalan, 1984; Ghosal, 1992). The exudate contains 50 % pure Shilajit and rests are impurities. Some times Shilajit is obtained
Week 2 reading: woody plant growth and development; shoot system. I find knowledge of the shoot system and its inner workings in woody plants to be important to understanding how why they grow the way they do. The shoot system supports everything on the plant including buds, leaves, flowers and fruit. It also functions in the transport of water, minerals and nutrients and in the storage of nutrients. The stem is where visible above ground growth occurs. Growth occurs through meristematic tissue
Biodiversity through the eyes of surrogates in South Africa’s Seventh World Heritage Site, Vredefort Dome Introduction Birds and insects, mammals and reptiles, plants and microorganisms, none of these organisms have any relation to one another but they are all unique and different, and they can all be found within a savanna. They all play a vital role in maintaining a balanced ecosystem by interacting with one another and due to the differences between them, are all diverse. It is this point that
Diverse Australian Biomes Adapting Australia is a land of rather extreme weather conditions and widely diverse climates that force the vegetation living there to adapt in many interesting ways. Australia is the driest continent, and biomes such as grasslands and savannas are prime sources of widespread catastrophic fires. The plants that grow in the vast arid and semi-arid regions of Australia are prone to fires simply because of the desert climates that they grow in. High temperatures combined