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Chick pea

[R] Cicer arietinum L. (Fabaceae).
Fr: Pois chiche; Ge: Kichererbse; Sp: Garbanso; It: Cece; Pt: Grao-de-bico.
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- Annual legume, upright, 20 to 50 cm in height, cultivated for its round seeds (chick peas) that are found, 1 or 2 at a time, in pods. They are consumed dried or canned.
- Harvesting occurs in June, when the pods are dry.
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- Diseases: those of peas.
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- Principal European pests: those of peas.

[R] Images

* Chick pea stem (Minost C.)
a: stipule; b: leaf composite, made up of 6 pairs of leaflets and one terminal leaflet; c: flower; d: pod smooth, containing 2 seeds; e: seed.

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