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Lablab: Multipurpose crop for food, forage, manure and cash

In East and Central Africa, as well as parts of Asia, lablab is mostly used as a pulse crop and both the green pods and mature seeds can be consumed by humans. Lablab beans are edible if boiled well with several changes of the water.

Lablab: Multipurpose crop for food, forage, manure and cash
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalist @NewVision

By Dr. Jolly Kabirizi

Lablab purpureus, commonly known as lablab bean, is a twining legume native to tropical and subtropical areas of Africa. It is a deep-rooted, drought-tolerant and annual

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