Question

Why do we call the pulses leguminous? Geography class X agriculture lesson

Answer 1

Answer:

Answer: Pulses are called leguminous plants as in their roots they have rhizobia bacteria present in the minor nodules. These are the bacteria which can remove atmospheric nitrogen which is in the soil.

Answer 2

Long Answer:

Pulses are called leguminous plants as in their roots they have rhizobium bacteria present in the minor nodules. These are the bacteria which can remove atmospheric nitrogen which is in the soil.Pulses are leguminous crops. In these plants the seeds are found inside pods and the root nodules have the capacity of nitrogen fixation in the soil.

As pulses are leguminous crops, and all of these except tur or arhar help in restoring soil fertility by fixing and using nitrogen from the air in the soil. Therefore, pulses are grown in rotation with other crops.

Urad, moong, masur, peas, gram and tur (arhar) are the major pulses grown in India. Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Karnataka are the major pulse-producing states of India.