Who grows them?

Where in the world are they

grown?
Pulses are grown by farmers across the globe.
The world's biggest producers of pulses were India, Canada,
Myanmar, China, Nigeria, Brazil, Australia, USA, Russia,
and Tanzania, while the world's most important pulse exporters
also include Argentina, France, Ethiopia, and Turkey.
There were nearly 173 countries in the world that grew and
exported pulses between 2010 and 2013.
Why is eating pulses so important? What do they give us?
Everyone can benefit from eating pulses. Pulses are high in fibre, complex
carbohydrates and low in fat. These nutrients make pulses an important part of any
healthy diet and can help maintain a healthy weight.
Pulses have additional benefits for people who:

Are overweight

Have diabetes

Have high blood cholesterol levels

Tend to be constipated

Have celiac disease

Are vegetarians

Pulses are a good source of protein, the minerals potassium, iron and zinc,
and B-vitamins, like folate. One cup serving of cooked lentils contains more
than 15 g of fibre, meeting 60 per cent of our daily requirement.
Is the consumption of pulses the same all over India? Find out..

The consumption of pulses is different all over India. The average

consumption of pulses is 27 gm/day/person in ruralIndia (Table 3). The

major pulses-consuming states are UttarPradesh (35 gm), Maharashtra

(32.67 gm) and Karnataka (31.67 gm).Lesser consumption has been
reported in Orissa (15 gm), Kerala (15.33 gm) and West Bengal (15.33
gm). In rural India, con-sumption of red gram dal (7.67 gm) was highest,
followed bylentil dal (4.67 gm) and gram (3.67 gm). The major red
gramconsuming states are Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra
Pradesh.The major gram consuming states are Punjab, Haryana
andRajasthan. In Gujarat mostly green gram was consumed, and inAssam,
Bihar and West Bengal lentil dal has been predominant.Black gram is a
major food item in Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.This shows diversity in
the consumption of pulse crops in terms of quantity and variety among
different states.

What are the diseases caused by lack of pulses in diet? Give the
symptoms and their cure.
The diseases caused by lack of pulses in diet are:
High cholesterol : symptoms: heart attack and stroke ; cure: balanced diet
included beans, pulses, nuts, oats.
Hypertension: Symptoms: nervousness, sweating, difficulty in sleeping;
cure: exercises, eating healthy diet including potassium, reducing sodium in
diet.
Anemia: Symptoms: dizziness, fatigue, pale skin, insomnia
Cure: healthy diet rich in iron
List the top 10 major exporting countries of pulses. Find out the
quantity of pulses they export. Represent the data in a bar graph.

What is the general term given to plants that produce pulses? How do
they help the environment?
The plants that produce pulse are called as legumes.
Many legumes contain symbiotic bacteria called Rhizobia within root
nodules of their root systems. (Plants belonging to the genus
Styphnolobium are one exception to this rule.) These bacteria have the
special ability of fixing nitrogen from atmospheric, molecular nitrogen (N2)
into ammonia (NH3)
In many traditional and organic farming practices, crop rotation involving legumes is
common. By alternating between legumes and nonlegumes, sometimes planting
nonlegumes two times in a row and then a legume, the field usually receives a sufficient
amount of nitrogenous compounds to produce a good result, even when the crop is
nonleguminous. Legumes are sometimes referred to as "green manure".