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Useful properties and applications of Lupin


The beneficial properties of Lupin

Lupin is a fun photophilous and hygrophilous plant. It is characterized by large leaves, which are always turned to the sun. Lupine is not demanding to soil fertility. From this wonderful plant get valuable oil which is a natural antioxidant. It is often used for cosmetic purposes.

For people with diseases of the cardiovascular system is healthy oil is a kind of medicine. Lupine is rich in protein substances. Crop rotation is an excellent plant is considered to be an important source of biological nitrogen. Lupine seeds contain protein, which in combination with the green mass can be used as feed for farm animals.


The use of lupine

Lupine great helps for ulcers and tumors, as well as great fights acne on the face. If you make medicinal bandage of this plant, it quickly will help with this ailment as the inflammation of the sciatic nerve. Treatment of gangrene Lupin decoction prevents rotting. Flour from this plant will help to get rid of the wet ulcers on the head. If boil lupine in vinegar and add pepper with honey, this remedy helps to open clogged passages in the spleen. It should also be noted that this plant is able to calm nausea and increase appetite.


Lupine seed

After flowering lupine beans are produced, they are uniformly dry and twist in interesting spirals. Sash open, and the seeds scattered. The seeds of this plant are quite large. Of them you can easily grow excellent perennials. To do this in April, sow the swollen seeds of Lupin in the soil in the shaded garden beds, and in may it is already possible to plant the resulting seedlings in the garden. Particularly beautiful specimens can be propagated vegetatively.


Lupine

Beautiful narrow-leaved Lupin can be easily found in the wild in the Mediterranean. Since the beginning of the twentieth century, the cultivation appeared in Ukraine. It is resistant to cold and able to withstand severe frosts. This water-loving plant prefers light sandy and loamy soils. The vegetation period is in the range from 70 to 170 days, depending on the lupine varieties.

This self-pollinating plant can reach a height of 150 cm the root system can be up to 2 m long Erect green stem has weak pubescence. Largethe leaves consist of 8 lanceolate grooved elements. Inflorescence presented in the form of few-flowered apical brush, and the fruit – in the form of bloated Bob. In each pod contains about 5 seeds round shape.


Varieties of lupine

Annual lupins are considered to be hybrids of different species. Some miniature types are particularly popular. They reach a height of half a meter. Such varieties have white or milk flowers, which can be in single color and bicolor. Lupin pectinately can boast of its heavenly blossoms. A tall perennial lupins can be easily grown as annuals.


Lupin flowers

Bloom's original plant in Central Russia and in warm regions of the CIS around the end of may. To form new shoots, lupine should be cut off the stems wither. Thanks to this procedure, the flowering lupine will last until late autumn.

It should be noted that some varieties boast large flower brush, the length of which can reach one meter. However, there are many varieties that have a wide short inflorescences. Flower color is very diverse. In addition, withdrawn and variety with a combination of two shades. The flower of this amazing plant consists of five graceful petals.

White Lupin

White Lupin is annual, which reaches a height of one meter. This is a straight and slightly hairy stem. This rhizomatous plant has palmate leaves on very long stalks. Large leaves divided into five elements. Stem leaves are in regular order. Amazing white flowers are collected in inflorescence slim straight. The fruit is represented as a small Bob a rounded shape. The birthplace of the white Lupin is the Mediterranean.


Yellow Lupin

Yellow Lupin is an optional perekrestenko. During flowering yellow lupine flowers are readily visited by bees are fully pollinating the plant. Two or more varieties of plants recommended to plant not less than half a kilometer from each other. Otherwise, it will occur cross-pollination, which in turn will increase the release of seeds with low resistance to Fusarium, as well as increased alkalinity. Beans in yellow lupine crack. However, they can fall off in case of untimely cleaning.


Lupines as green manure

Annual lupine is the best green manure as it accumulates the necessary biomass andaccumulated a large number of nutrients. Lupin is able to significantly improve the soil structure, enriching them with nitrogen. It is proved that the content of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium it is this plant superior to manure.

It is no coincidence that the preference for blue lupine. Its several varieties are characterized by high speed growth, the ability to develop a strong root system and is insensitive to the acidity of the soil and resistant to cold. Developed roots fed from ground approximately two meters, not impoverishing the soil. The depth of the patch of green mass of lupine depends on humidity, porosity and soil type, and weather conditions. The most optimal use of biomass of such plants is the incorporation to a depth of about 8 cm.


Lupin feed

It is Lupin forage is superior in protein content to all popular cultivated crops of the family of legumes. Often grow two types. These include narrow-leaved and yellow. Yellow Lupin is designed to obtain significant amounts of protein green mass. From lupine get a great feed grain.

Both of these plants prefer light, loamy soil, requiring a soil slightly acidic and close to neutral. Lupin does not respond well to an overabundance of calcium. Under such a capricious culture should be performed prior liming. Sowing of lupine fodder is in the early stages by in wide ways with spacing of about 50 cm, This variety is practically not subject to damage by natural pests.


Sheet lupine

Beautiful large leaves of palm shape makes the Bush lupine elegant and varied in color. Stem erect rounded type covered with hairs and mostly branching only at the bottom. Palmate leaves are composed of several elements of similarity of the leaves. They are located on the pubescent and rather long petioles. Upper side of leaves covered with sparse hairs, while the lower are thick and pressed to disc regeneration.


Contraindications to the use of lupine

The only contraindication is individual intolerance to the product.