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Sunn Hemp

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Crotalaria juncea, known as brown hemp, Indian hemp, Madras hemp, or Sunn hemp, is a tropical Asian plant of the legume family (Fabaceae). It is generally considered to have originated in India.

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Crotalaria juncea
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Crotalaria
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Fabales
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Hardiness: Zone 10
Habit: herb
Bloom: Indeterminate

Research Topics

crispr crop-improvement climate-adaptation genetic-transformation fiber-crops

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