Prospects For The Future Use Of Legumes

By J. Howieson, R. Yates, Kevin J. Foster, D. Real, R. Besier. 2008

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Genetic improvement of subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum L.). 1. Germplasm, traits and future prospects (2013, background): “Legumes containmany other chemicals thatmay prove useful for their antioxidant, anti-viral, anti-microbial, anti-diabetic, anti-allergic, and anti-inflammatory activities (Howieson et al. 2008).”
Factors affecting the potential contributions of N2 fixation by legumes in Australian pasture systems (2012, background): “Despite substantial investment, few new legume species, with the possible exception of shrubby stylo (Stylosanthes scabra), have been widely adopted in warm environments (Howieson et al. 2008).”
Temperate pasture legumes in Australia—their history, current use, and future prospects (2012, background): “Isoflavonoid compounds from red clover are widely marketed as a natural product for hormone replacement therapy for menopausal disorders (Howieson et al. 2008).”
Novel Burkholderia bacteria isolated from Lebeckia ambigua – A perennial suffrutescent legume of the fynbos (2013, background): “Lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) will not persist on many of our target soils, which are acid and infertile, and there is a paucity of well-adapted commercially available perennial, herbaceous forage legumes in regions which receive less than 500 mm annual rainfall ( Howieson et al., 2008).”