Botanical
Name: Phaseolus aureus
Family:
Leguminosae
Sub
Family: Papilionatae
Parts
used: Seeds
Economic
Importance
1.
Moong is an important pulse crop in India and is consumed either whole or
split, after decortication.
2.
The pulse is easily digestible and is free from heaviness.
3.
The young pods and green shelled beans are eaten as vegetable.
4.
Bean sprouts are an important nutritious food item. They are eaten either raw
or as salad or boiled.
5. In
India, the split and dehusked green gram fried in a little oil, after salting
is a good snack.
6.
The haulms are used as a fodder and the husk and the broken pieces of seeds
constitute a useful livestock feed.
7.
Parched beans, after the removal of seed coat, are ground into flour which is
used in many dishes.
8.
Moong is used as a green manure or a restorative crop (being a leguminous
crop).
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