grain legumes

There are two Commission documents that serve as a basis for the issue of grain legumes.

Grain legumes are cultivated on about 1.5 million km of land per year.

Grain legumes are cultivated for their seeds, and are also called pulses.

We therefore firmly believe that the Commission should bear in mind these amendments to the new system which it hopes to establish for grain legumes.

The first is a report on the aid scheme in place for grain legumes, and the second a proposal for improved administration of the system.

Grain legumes or pulses: members of the pea family (Fabaceae).

The major crops of Nepal include rice, wheat, maize, oil seeds and grain legumes.

Lupins are also cultivated as forage and grain legumes.

Like other grain legumes, L. sativus produces a high-protein seed.

Grain legumes include beans, lentils, lupins, peas, and peanuts.

Shattering is a problem in comparison with other grain legumes, and can be particularly serious under conditions of frequent wetting and drying.

Grain legumes are grown as field crops, particularly in the southern part of the Union, as they thrive well in dry climates.

We also envisage integrating the aid schemes for grain legumes and dried fodder into the list of decoupled aids.

Smartt, J. Gene pools in grain legumes.

Cereals, oilseeds and grain legumes are produced on a large scale in Australia for human consumption and livestock feed.

Breeding Phaseolus beans for consumer quality (Grain Legumes, 1996)

Whereas the Council only talks about the market, the European Parliament highlights the economic interest for the Community of the production of these grain legumes.

The scheme was established in 1989 when the growing area of grain legumes was reduced at the expense of corn, which was already suffering from overproduction.

GLIP (Grain Legumes Integrated Programme)

Between 1982 and 1985, an attempt was made to improve the Bambara groundnut, an initiative which involved the participation of plant breeders in the Grain Legumes Programme.

Under Tribhuvan University system, IAAS Rampur have also research on breeding major crops including rice, wheat, maize and grain legumes.

Grain legumes are covered by their own scheme where the amount of fixed aid per hectare is EUR 181 and the maximum guaranteed area is 400 000 hectares.

Grain legumes are not covered by the aid scheme that was remodelled with the Agenda 2000 programme, although they can be used in crop rotation schemes involving other crops such as corn.

More recently, plant breeders have utilised CWR genes to improve a wide range of crops like rice (Oryza sativa), tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and grain legumes.

Grain legumes portal / AEP - European-based network of scientists and end-users concerned with grain legumes.