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Table 3 Candidate legume species for the development of dry season cover crops for Nepal (more details in Additional file 3: Table S2)

From: Mitigating dry season food insecurity in the subtropics by prospecting drought-tolerant, nitrogen-fixing weeds

Genus

Species

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Life cycle

Flower

Fruit

Arachis

hypogaea

Peanut

P

Aug–Nov

Aug–Nov

Cajanus

cajan

Pigeon pea

A

  

Cajanus

scarabaedoies

 

A

  

Lablab

purpureus

Bonavist bean

A

Varies

Varies

Lathyrus

aphaca

Grass pea

A

Feb–May

Feb–May

Lathyrus

sativus

Chickling vetch

A

Feb–Apr

Feb–Apr

Lens

culinaris

Lentil

A

Feb–Mar

Mar–Apr

Phaseolus

vulgaris

Kidney bean

A

Feb–Apr

Feb–Apr

Pisum

sativum

Pea

A

Jan–Mar

Jan–Mar

Trigonella

foenum -graecum

Fenugreek

A

  

Vicia

angustifolia

Clover vetch

A

Sept–Nov

Dec–Feb

Vicia

sativa

Common vetch

A

Sept–Nov

Dec–Feb

Vicia

hirsuta

Hairy vetch

A

Dec–Mar

Apr–May

Vigna

mungo

Black gram

A

Varies

Varies

Vigna

unguiculata

Cowpea

A

June–Oct

June–Oct

Vigna

umbellata

Ricebean

A

June–Oct

June–Oct

  1. A annual, P perennial