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SOURCES Roecklein J 1987 pp 193 [USE] Kay D 1979 pp 246-265 [TEMP, RAIN, TEXT, DRA, PH, FER, PHO] Duke J 1981 pp 138-140 318 [TEXT, DRA, KTMP, PHO, FER, RAIN, TEMP, PH] Duke J 1975 pp 20 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Sims D (pers. comm.) Kernick M 1961 pp 269 Monegat C 1991 pp 119 GROWING PERIOD Annual herb, growing 100-180 days. Flowers in March-July. (Monegat; autumn sown in Brazil it provides groundcover in 80-100 days, flowers after 100-115 days and mature in 100-135 days). COMMON NAMES Yellow Lupine, Europaen Yellow Lupin. FURTHER INF Yellow lupin is native of the Mediterranean region. In the tropics, it can be grown at altitude between 2000-3300 m. Growing 0.5-1.0 m tall. Yields of lupin seeds vary from down to 290 kg/ha in Africa to up to 4.5 t/ha in Australia. |
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