Alfalfa is high in protein, calcium, plus other minerals, vitamins in the B
group, vitamin C, vitamin E, and vitamin K. In Germany Alfalfa Sprouts are very
popular in salads, and one can buy seeds 125 gramm for 3 Euro ;-))
German Wiki says: Bumblebee is the main pollinator (78%) where as honeybees
just under 1%. So in Schweden and Finnland Luzerne is grown in areas where
there are many Bumblebees. In 19.jh Luzerne was taken to Australia and
newzeeland, because of lack of Bumbleebees the yield was very low. In 1885
Bumblebees were imported to Australien and Neuseeland on Suggestion of Charles
Darwin.
Regards
Nalini
----- Original Message -----
From: mani nair
To: Gurcharan Singh
Cc: efloraofindia
Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 6:25 AM
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:44270] Medicago sativa from Kashmir
Gurcharan ji, nice flower. In Pune I have seen this plant cultivated in
large farms. These are used as cattle feed. We find large number of
honebees whereever these plants are cultivated.
Regards,
Mani.
On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 6:31 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote:
Medicago sativa L. from Kashmir, very commonly growing in meadows,
wastelands, cultivated fields and roadsides. Photographed from Botanical Garden
below Chshmashahi on June 26, 2010 and Pahalgam on June 20, 2010.
Common names:
English: Lucerne, Alfalfa
Hindi: Vilayat-gawuth, Lasunghas
Mar: Vilayati-gavat
Guj: Vilayat-ghas
Kan: Vilayati-hullu
Ladakh: Holl
Punjab: Lusan
Highly valued legume fodder, commercial source of chlorophyll, important
bee plant
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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
