Diversity of Legumes in the Cashew Agroforestry System in East Timor (Southeast Asia).

ABSTRACT: Cashew is an important export-oriented crop in several tropical countries, often under monocropping systems. Intercropping with legume species is promoted as a sustainable practice, enhancing agricultural productivity and providing nutritional food sources to rural communities. This study aimed to characterize the diversity of Leguminosae (or Fabaceae) in the cashew agroforestry systems of East Timor (Southeast Asia). Fourteen cashew orchards were sampled across the country, and information about leguminous species uses was collected from local populations. About 50 species are commonly part of the country's cashew agroforestry system, many of them simultaneously used as food, fodder, and in traditional medicine. Six bean species-Cajanus cajan (L.) Huth, Phaseolus lunatus L.,

SUBMITTER: Guterres L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9655503 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature