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Leguminous shrubs and trees constitute one-third of the diverse woody flora, which the rural population uses for extensive grazing of livestock, fuelwood, and timber for fencing and construction.
Tamaulipan mezquital 2008
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And not just any old kind of beans, but a plethora of beans from cuisines spanning the globe lived in that pantry in a veritable United Nations of Leguminous Vegetables.
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Peas are Leguminous and like beans give nitrogen to the soil.
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Leguminous Relating to the legumes (plants of the bean, acacia and tamarind families).
Chapter 9 1999
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Choose one or a variety trial; see under Leguminous Vegetables.
28 additional technical notes about tropical agriculture 1996
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Leguminous green manure crops, i.e. those which can make nitrogen fertilizers from atmospheric nitrogen, can offer small-scale Third World Farmers a tremendous number of advantages:
28 additional technical notes about tropical agriculture 1996
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Acacia tortilis and Prosopis cineraria: Leguminous trees for arid areas.
Chapter 10 1996
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Drought tolerant; see under Leguminous Vegetables.
28 additional technical notes about tropical agriculture 1996
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Leguminous trees and shrubs for Southeast Asia and the South Pacific.
Chapter 10 1996
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Leguminous trees are exceptionally valuable for the nitrogen they add when their leaves fall off, or their roots die back.
28 additional technical notes about tropical agriculture 1996
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