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Legume Crops

Legume Crops is an agricultural category of plants belonging to the family Fabaceae characterized by their ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen through symbiotic relationships with rhizobia and cultivated primarily for their edible seeds, used as a vital source of plant-based protein in human and animal diets.

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Beans (Phaseolus spp.) – model food legumes

W. J. Broughton, Gina Hernández, Matthew W. Blair et al. · Plant and Soil · 2003 · 1.5K citations · Full text

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The development and current status of perennial rhizomatous grasses as energy crops in the US and Europe

Iris Lewandowski, J. M. O. Scurlock, Eva Lindvall et al. · Biomass and Bioenergy · 2003 · 1.3K citations

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Legume-based cropping systems have reduced carbon and nitrogen losses

Laurie E. Drinkwater, Peggy Wagoner, Marianne Sarrantonio · Nature · 1998 · 1.2K citations

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A Comparative Study on Phenolic Profiles and Antioxidant Activities of Legumes as Affected by Extraction Solvents

Baojun Xu, Sam K. C. Chang · Journal of Food Science · 2007 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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USING WINTER COVER CROPS TO IMPROVE SOIL AND WATER QUALITY

S. M. Dabney, Jorge A. Delgado, D. W. Reeves · Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis · 2001 · 1K citations

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    Felix D. Dakora

    Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa

    41 publications · 3.1K citations

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    K.E. Giller

    Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands

    35 publications · 2.3K citations

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    D. F. Herridge

    Tamworth Hospital, Australia

    28 publications · 2.8K citations

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    Mark B. Peoples

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia

    25 publications · 3.4K citations

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    Kadambot H. M. Siddique

    The University of Western Australia, Australia

    27 publications · 3.1K citations

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  1. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

    Canberra, Australia

    51 h-index

    261 publications

    18.9K citations

  2. The University of Western Australia

    Perth, Australia

    48 h-index

    306 publications

    34.2K citations

  3. Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation

    Brasília, Brazil

    41 h-index

    302 publications

    21.5K citations

  4. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

    Ottawa, Canada

    39 h-index

    224 publications

    13.3K citations

  5. Plant Industry

    Canberra, Australia

    39 h-index

    112 publications

    12.4K citations

  6. University of Saskatchewan

    Saskatoon, Canada

    37 h-index

    152 publications

    10.1K citations

  7. Agricultural Research Service

    Washington, United States

    37 h-index

    147 publications

    12.1K citations

  8. John Innes Centre

    Norwich, United Kingdom

    34 h-index

    117 publications

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  1. Food Chemistry

    117 publications · 11.6K citations

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  2. Plant and Soil

    223 publications · 14K citations

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  3. Field Crops Research

    109 publications · 11.1K citations

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  4. Agronomy Journal

    189 publications · 8.7K citations

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  5. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

    68 publications · 6.9K citations

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