Question

what do you understand by leguminuous plants​

Answer 1

Answer:

leguminous plants are a family of flowering plants having pods as fruits and roots nodules enabling storage of nitrogen rich material includes peas , beans,. clover etc...

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Answer 2

Legumes are plants that have growths on their roots called nodules that house certain nitrogen producing bacteria.This nitrogen ( a major component of fertilizer) is released into the soil, so the soil is enriched.

Legumes (beans and clovers of all kinds) are planted to enrich the soil. At the end of the growing cycle they are harvested and the remainder of the plants are "turned under" to be used as a " green fertilizer". It will decompose leaving the minerals and elements to fertilize the soil as a "poor man's fertilizer". In the new fertile field, "heavy feeding" plants ( corn or cotton) may be planted .

In the first third of the 20th century, plant rotation was a new way to plant without wearing out the soil. It helped in keeping the soil fertile and saved many farmers livelihood. I remember my grandfather talking about his covercrop of soybeans ( except he and the rest of farmers in this part of the South called it" soja beans." Heavy feeding cotton had been grown on the land for years so the soil was almost devoid of nutrients. It was worn out. But then the Agriculture agents from each county had meetings to introduce soybeans and crop rotation to the farmers. The farmers were desperate to keep their land but they had to have crops that would pay off. With the new method, they were able to keep their land and their livelihood. Cudos to NC State University for their early research into this method and to the first farmers who were willing to give it a go.!!!