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Alfalfa (/ æ l ˈ f æ l f ə /) (Medicago sativa), also called lucerne, is a perennial flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae. It is cultivated as an important forage crop in many countries around the world. It is used for grazing, hay, and silage, as well as a green manure and cover crop. The name alfalfa is used in North America.
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) is a perennial flowering plant and flower cultivated as a forage crop (alfalfa hay), foodstuff (alfalfa sprouts), and field nitrogen fixer in crop rotation. Alfalfa may also refer to:
Sprouts growing in a verrine Mung bean sprouts in a bowl, grown without light to maintain its pale colour and reduce bitterness. Sprouts can be germinated at home or produced industrially. They are a prominent ingredient of a raw food diet and are common in Eastern Asian cuisine. Raw lentils contain lectins which can be reduced by sprouting or ...
Its scent is disliked by most pests, and this plant is also thought to have Nurse Plant properties, enhancing the growth and flavor of crops grown with it. Thyme: Thymus vulgaris: Brassicas, [28] cabbage, [6] eggplant/aubergine, potato, strawberry, tomato, [28] Brussels sprouts [33] Hoverflies/Syrphidae [65]
Frieda's Inc. distributes more than 600 exotic produce and specialty gourmet items to grocery stores and foodservice distributors. [21] Hundreds of the products are labeled with detailed descriptions, usage and handling tips, and offers for free recipes via mail or email. [22]
The best-known member of the genus is alfalfa (M. sativa), an important forage crop, [4] and the genus name is based on the Latin name for that plant, medica, from Greek: μηδική (πόα) Median (grass). [5] Most members of the genus are low, creeping herbs, resembling clover, but with burs (hence the common name).
Cuscuta approximata is a species of dodder known by the common name alfalfa dodder. It is native to Eurasia and Africa, but it is also found in North America, where it is an introduced species and uncommon noxious weed. It is a parasitic vine which climbs other plants and takes nutrition directly from them via a haustorium. The dodder resembles ...
Broccoli sprouts are available in health foods stores and some grocery stores in most of the developed world and other countries. Broccoli seeds are available for home growing. One can sprout broccoli seeds using a jar [4] or a commercial sprouting kit. Broccoli sprout powders and capsules are also available.