Bulletin 3990 - The Narrow-leafed Lupin in Western Australia

Authors

J. S. Gladstones, Western Australian Department of AgricultureFollow

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Publication Date

4-1977

Series Number

Bulletin 3990

Abstract

Lupins are new as a commercial crop, but may be very old as a food plant. Types of the Mediterranean white lupin (Lupinus albus L.) have been part-developed and used as a subsistence crop for 3 000 years or more. Likewise the pearl lupin (L. mutabilis Sweet) has been grown for many centuries in the Andean Highlands of South America. In both cases the seeds are boiled and steeped in water for several days to rid them of their bitter, somewhat toxic alkaloids. They are then used directly as a valued protein source in human diets.

Number of Pages

41

Publisher

Western Australian Department of Agriculture

City

Perth

Keywords

Lupins, Lupinus angustifolius L., Narrow-leafed lupin, Western Australia

Disciplines

Agricultural Science | Agronomy and Crop Sciences | Plant Biology | Plant Breeding and Genetics

Comments

This bulletin replaces Bulletin 3834 and incorporates findings and conclusions from a great deal of research which has not yet been published in other forms.

Recommended Citation

Gladstones, J S. (1977), Bulletin 3990 - The Narrow-leafed Lupin in Western Australia. Western Australian Department of Agriculture, Perth. Bulletin Bulletin 3990.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/bulletins3/31

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