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Lupinus luteus

AuthorityL.
FamilyMagnoliopsida:Rosidae:Fabales:Leguminosae
Synonyms
Common namesaltramuz amarillo, gelbe lupine, golden lupine, hansenklee, lupin jaune, lupino amarillo, lupino giallo, tremoco amarelo, tremoco de flor amarela, yellow lupin, yellow lupine
Editor
Ecocrop code7434



Notes
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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