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Useful links on legumes


General information on legumes


LIS - Legume Information System. Information about legume traits for crop improvement (Species, Genomes, Traits & Maps, Germplasm, etc)

On the legume family

International Legume Society

LEGUME P E R S P E C T I V E S. The journal of the International Legume Society



N fixation and other environmental benefits


What is biological nitrogen fixation and why is it important

Can legume cultivation help to reduce our carbon footprint :

- LCA of grain cropping: increasing the proportion of legumes in a cropping rotation may reduce GHG emissions.

- What is the climate impact of an increased European production of grain legumes?



Nutrition and recipes


Pulse Pledge

Nutrition advice

Legumes and Nutrition

Dietitian Association of Australia - Legumes

Pulse Canada

Legume recipes



This project has received funding from the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for research,
technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no 613551

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