bean plant

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bean plant - any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods

bean, edible bean - any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food

Fabaceae, family Fabaceae, family Leguminosae, legume family, Leguminosae, pea family - a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae

legume, leguminous plant - an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae

bush bean - a bean plant whose bushy growth needs no supports

pole bean - a climbing bean plant that will climb a wall or tree or trellis

shell bean, shell bean plant - a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its pod

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Reverse all the legumes crops, the nitrogen (N) fertilizer requirement of snap bean plant is high, due to it is weak in the fixation of atmospheric N.

Influence of Organic Nitrogen on the Snap Bean Grown in Sandy Soil

African locust bean plant is also used in folkloric medicine in the treatment of leprosy, hypertension, wound healing, bacterial infections and diarrhoea.

African Locust Beans Prevent Complications Of Diabetes -Scientists

The soya bean plant is native to China, where it has been cultivated for well over 13,000 years.

The health benefits of soya

The experiment was conducted in a randomized block design with four replications, using a 4 x 2 factorial arrangement, consisting of four plant densities (13,574, 24,512, 36,816, and 40,723 plants [ha.sup.-1]) of castor bean and two crop systems (single crop, and intercrop with Urochloa ruziziensis between the castor bean plant rows).

Productivity of castor bean plants intercropped at different plant densities with Urochloa ruziziensis/Produtividade da mamona em diferentes populacoes de plantas consorciadas com Urochloa ruziziensis

The company explained that its Ellume Polarised lenses are made from the castor bean plant, which is sourced from Switzerland, and have an Abbe value of 31, which allows the wearer "to see colour, clarity and contrast like never before."

Plant-based

Except for number of leaves/plant and dry weight of whole bean plant in the second season only.

EFFECT OF APPLICATION METHODS OF PLANT GROWTH STIMULANTS ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF SNAP BEAN

In September 1978, Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov was assassinated in London using an umbrella loaded with ricin, a toxin produced naturally by the castor bean plant.

Poison as weapon of assassination in focus again after incident

Finally, Mike comes to a lovely garden and a little girl named Hope, who gently cares for him and plants him in the good earth, and waters him so he will grow into a great strong bean plant. "Mike the Little Bean: I'm Gonna Tickle You" is filled with charming painted color illustrations that allow the qualities of love and hope to shine through.

Mike the Little Bean: I'm Gonna Tickle You!

Ricin is a protein that is found in the seeds of the castor bean plant, the same plant that yields castor oil.

Cloak and ... umbrella?

Perfecting a bedbug trap that mimics the bug-stabbing hairs of the kidney bean plant would be a real boon, given that many bedbugs out in the wild are resistant to common pesticides.

Bedbugs No Match For Kidney Bean Leaves; Eastern European Folk Remedy Proves Effective

Table 1: Effects of treatments on nodulation of faba bean plant (nodules/plant).

Effects of Rhizobium inoculation and urea fertilization on faba bean (Vicia faba L.) production in a semi-desert zone

According to a very famous, online encyclopedia, "The energizing effect of the coffee bean plant is thought to have been discovered in the northeast region of Ethiopia, and the cultivation of coffee first expanded in the Arab world.