"Grain legumes" refers to a type of plants that produce seeds or grains that are used as food. These legumes include beans, peas, lentils, and chickpeas. They are rich in nutrients, such as proteins, fibers, and minerals, and are a healthy and important source of food for many people around the world.
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With less than 2 % of European arable land currently used to
grow grain legumes, Reckling and co-workers created a model to determine the effects of integrating legumes into cropping systems.
Foreign Agricultural 4 months CGIAR Launches Program to Improve Rural Economies and Nutrition
through Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals
Grain legumes provide an unparalleled solution to this problem because of their inherent capacity for symbiotic atmos - pheric nitrogen fixation, which provides economically sustainable advantages for farming.
Prins, U. and Wit, J. de (2006) Intercropping cereals and
grain legumes: a farmer's perspective.
«The United Nations declared 2016 as the International Year of Pulses (
grain legumes) under the banner «nutritious seeds for a sustainable future».
Pulses are also sometimes referred to as
grain legumes or pulse grains.
Geralka is a commercial farm producing cereals,
grain legumes and merino wool.