Akademos: Revista de Ştiinţă, Inovare, Cultură şi Artă (Jan 2016)
LEGUMINOUS PLANTS FOR CREATED SEEDS – ESSENTIAL SOURCE OF CHEAP PROTEIN
Abstract
The world crisis in food proteinic products has caused the release of the slogan "Nutritious seeds for a sustainable future", by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), as well as the declaration of the year 2016 – The international year of leguminous plants, by the UN. The leguminous grain-producing plants: soy, peas, kidney, chick peas, lentils, pulses, cowpea, peanuts are the product of human activity being used in food and foraging for a long time. The seeds are the main source of cheap and valuable protein, carbohydrates, fats, fibre, vitamins, minerals etc. The importance of leguminous plants for grains is exposed, as well as the achievements in improvement and the current situation of the given cultures in Moldova.
