Lab-Lab Bean PPT, Slide , presentation
Scientific Name : Lablab purpureus
Family :Fabaceae
Origin :Africa
It is also known as hyacinth bean .
It is perennial twining plant that required trellis to support its growth .
Lablab bean is indigenous to South-east Asia and has been introduced to Africa and other tropical and subtropical countries.
History and distribution
It has now spread throughout the tropics and is cultivated in warmer regions of the world.
It is mainly cultivated in India, South-East Asia, Egypt and the Sudan .
It is well established as a food crop in India and South-east Asia, and is also widely grown by small farmers in Africa, being an important subsistence farmer crop in many countries, especially the Sudan .
Economic importance:
It helps in soil erosion control or dune stabilization.
It is helps in Soil improvement .
Immature lablab bean carry 46 calories per 100g,where as dry mature seed contain 344 calories .
It is used in Medicinal purpose and pharmaceutical industries .
Human consume as food and beverage .
It provided Animal feed, fodder, forage
Lablab beans can be grown and plowed back into the soil as a green manure cover crop. This practice adds organic matter to the soil, enhances soil structure, and increases nutrient availability for other crops, thereby reducing the need for synthetic fertilizer.
In regions where lablab beans are grown as a commercial crop, they can serve as a source of income for farmers. The beans can be sold in local markets or used as raw material for food in processing industries.