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Boletín Científico. Centro de Museos. Museo de Historia Natural
versión impresa ISSN 0123-3068
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CASTILLO-GOMEZ, Claudia; NARVAEZ-SOLARTE, William y HAHN-VON-HESSBERG, Christine M.. AGRO-MORPHOLOGY AND USES OF Cajanus cajan L. Millsp. (FABACEAE). Bol. Cient. Mus. Hist. Nat. Univ. Caldas [online]. 2016, vol.20, n.1, pp.52-62. ISSN 0123-3068. https://doi.org/10.17151/bccm.2016.20.1.5.
Guandul (Cajanus cajan L. Millsp.) is an Indian native leguminous shrub rich in nutrients. It grows in the Colombian Atlantic Coast and is used as food for human beings. Guandul grows in semiarid environments due to its resistance to dryness and to its adaptability to poor soil thanks to its complex root system. It is a plant with a huge potential for animal feed because of its high protein content which can produce up to fifty tons of green fodder per hectare. Besides its use in feeding, it also has pharmacological actions by helping soil recovery and green fertilizer production. The aim of this documental research is to compile and analyze the existing information about this leguminous plant considering its morphoagronomic and bromatological benefits and its potential as raw material in animals' diet.
Palabras clave : cajaflavone; arboreal; leguminous plant; fabaceae; cajanin.