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FORAGE LEGUMES [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forage Crops
CONT

Availability of forage legumes is essential for better animal health, production and increasing the nutritive value of forage-based rations, besides providing a source of biological nitrogen fixation for enriching soil, reducing land degradation and mitigating climate change.

OBS

forage legume; fodder legume: designation usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • forage legumes
  • fodder legumes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des plantes fourragères
CONT

L'implantation de légumineuses fourragères maintient la structure du sol, sa fertilité [et] favorise la vie microbiologique et la présence de microfaune.

OBS

légumineuse fourragère : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l'agriculture» et reproduit avec l'autorisation de l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

OBS

légumineuse fourragère : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • légumineuses fourragères

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cultivo de plantas forrajeras
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