no DOLICHOS BULBOSUS (yAM BEAN) 



According to Mukerji, the yield per hectare in seed is 

 355 kilos, and in forage ii| tons, according to which of the 

 two classes of crop is taken. These figures vary with the 

 locality, and may reach a total, for the seeds, of 1,420 kilos 

 to the hectare. 



The area planted in India is more than ten million acres. 

 This plant is in much demand as fodder. The peas are 

 boiled whole and are given to the animals when cool. 



The following is an analysis made by M. Boname in 

 1897 :- 



According to the Agricultural Ledger, Dolichos biflorus 

 lias the following composition : — 



Water 



Ash 



Cellulose ... 



Fat 



Non-nitrogenous matter 



Nitrogenous matter 



Nitrogen ... 

 Nitrogen as protein 



In India it is known as " horse gram," and is used 

 principally for feeding horses. It is cultivated for its seeds, 

 and Indians occasionally eat them like other vegetables, but 

 they are hard and indigestible. 



DOLICHOS BULBOSUS (MANIOC PEA, 

 YAM BEAN). 



Dolichos hulbosus, or Pachyrhi:;us angulatus, is known 

 as manioc pea or yam bean. 



According to Rumphius, this plant is a native of the 

 Philippines and is cultivated in India and the Moluccas. 



