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Alfalfa Details & Specifications |
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| Botanical Name |
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Medicago sativa |
| English Name |
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Alfalfa |
| Hindi Name |
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Jungli lucerne, Vilaiti gawuth. |
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| CATEGORY |
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Nutritive |
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| SOURCE |
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Seeds |
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Roots |
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Dried |
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| FAMILY |
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Pea family |
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| GEOGRAPHICAL SOURCE |
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IT can be found all across the world And is grown in most of the Continents.Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia |
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| IDENTIFICATION |
| Organoleptic characteristics |
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N/A |
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N/A |
| Size |
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50cm height |
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N/A |
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N/A |
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| CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS |
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Beta carotene, vitamins C, D, E, K /p>
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| Minor |
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Many of the Minerals like iron, phosphorus, calcium, potassium, magnesium and silicon. |
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| CULTIVATION |
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A legume, alfalfa is a member of the pea family and is widely grown in Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia. It grows upto 50 cms in height. It has rich green alternate leaves, purplish flowers and adapts itself to widely varying conditions of soil and climate |
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| STORAGE |
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Dried seeds can be stored Comfortably.
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