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  2. Hydroponics - Wikipedia

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    Wool from shearing sheep is a little-used yet promising renewable growing medium. In a study comparing wool with peat slabs, coconut fibre slabs, perlite and rockwool slabs to grow cucumber plants, sheep wool had a greater air capacity of 70%, which decreased with use to a comparable 43%, and water capacity that increased from 23% to 44% with ...

  3. Erythrina edulis - Wikipedia

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    The leaves, seeds, and pods can all be used as animal fodder. The leaves have a high protein content (around 24%), and are rich in potassium and poor in calcium. When the pods and grains are used as fodder for chickens, fish, pigs or rabbits, they need to be boiled first, otherwise they can be toxic because of the alkaloids. The boiling process ...

  4. Cucumis dipsaceus - Wikipedia

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    The plant is native to eastern Africa, first found in Sudan, southern Egypt, and Ethiopia. The developed fruits of the plant change from green to yellow and contain many seeds. The hairs that cover the oblong fruits nickname this species the “hedgehog cucumber”. C. dipsaceus has several usages, as fodder, medicine, and human consumption ...

  5. Cordeauxia - Wikipedia

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    Cordeauxia edulis is a plant in the family Fabaceae and the sole species in the genus Cordeauxia. Known by the common name yeheb bush, it is one of the economically most important wild plants of the Horn of Africa, but it is little known outside of its distribution area. It is a multipurpose plant, which allows the survival of nomads by ...

  6. Thysanolaena - Wikipedia

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    Women carry the responsibility of the tedious tasks of collecting firewood for cooking and fodder for animals, which can be eliminated with broom grass as the plants stocks provide firewood and the leaves provide fodder. [13] Even though women have the added task of harvesting broom grass, it is much preferred over searching for firewood and ...

  7. Mangelwurzel - Wikipedia

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    Considered a crop for cool-temperate climates, the mangelwurzel sown in autumn can be grown as a winter crop in warm-temperate to subtropical climates. Both leaves and roots may be eaten. Leaves can be lightly steamed for salads or lightly boiled as a vegetable if treated like spinach or chard, which is a member of the same subspecies. Grown in ...

  8. List of domesticated plants - Wikipedia

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    Plants grown principally as animal fodder or for soil enrichment: Alfalfa; Clover; Many grasses are grown for hay and silage; Oil-producing plants (for fuel or lubrication): Canola (rapeseed) Olive; Utility plants: Bottle gourd (used for containers) Psychoactive plants (for drugs or medicines): Belladonna; Cannabis (Cannabis spp.) Chocolate ...

  9. Opuntia ficus-indica - Wikipedia

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    An area with a significant tuna-growing cultivation is Mexico. [17] The cactus grows wild and cultivated to heights of 12–16 feet (3.7–4.9 m). In Namibia, O. ficus-indica is a common drought-resistant fodder plant. [18] O. ficus-indica grows in many frost-free areas of the world, including the Southern United States. [19]

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