Showing Food Grass pea
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Name | Grass pea | ||||||||||
Scientific Name | Lathyrus sativus | ||||||||||
Description | Lathyrus sativus, is a legume (family Fabaceae) commonly grown for human consumption and livestock feed in Asia and East Africa. It is a particularly important crop in areas that are prone to drought and famine, and is thought of as an 'insurance crop' as it produces reliable yields when all other crops fail. | ||||||||||
Primary ID | FOOD00096 | ||||||||||
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Group | Pulses | ||||||||||
Sub-Group | Peas | ||||||||||
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ITIS ID | 25877 | ||||||||||
Wikipedia ID | Lathyrus sativus | ||||||||||
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Content Reference | — Shinbo, Y., et al. 'KNApSAcK: a comprehensive species-metabolite relationship database.' Plant Metabolomics. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006. 165-181. |