Give economic importance of plants belonging to Fabaceae.

Explanation

1. Pulses like red gram (Cajanus cajan), black gram (Phaseolus mungo), green gram (Phaseolus aureus), Bengal gram (Cicer aritetinum) are a rich source of proteins.
2. Pods of Dolichos, Glycine are used as vegetables.
3. Seeds of pisum and Arachis are edible.
4. Groundnut oil from Arachis hypogea seeds and soyabean oil from seeds of Glycine max are used in cooking.
5. The oil cake from Arachis hyogea is used as fodder.
6. The oil from the seeds of Derris indica is used in the making of medicines.
7. Goldsmiths use the seeds of Abruss precatorius for weighting.
8. Several crops are used in crop rotation due to their nitrogen fixing ability.
9. Seeds of Trigonella are used as condiment and medicine. The leaves are used as vegetable.
10. Sesbania and Tephrosia are used as green manure.
11. Crotalaria and Phaseolus are used as fodder.
12. Fibre from Crotalaria is used in making ropes.
13. Indigofera yields blue dye, which is used as a fabric whitener.
14. Wood from pterocarpus is used for making musical instruments.
15. Wood from Dalbergia is used for making furniture.