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PREFACE R.M. Kiome and P. Hartmann	45
EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE POTENTIAL OF MUCUNA AS A FOOD AND FEED CROP: BACKGROUND TO THE WORKSHOP M. Eilittä and R.J. Carsky	47
THE ROLE OF GREEN MANURE LEGUMES IN SMALLHOLDER FARMING SYSTEMS IN KENYA: The Legume Research Network Project J.G. Mureithi, C.K.K. Gachene and  J. Ojiem	57
I. THE USE OF MUCUNA IN THE DIETS FOR RUMINANTS
RUMEN DEGRADABILITY AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF THE VELVET BEAN (Mucuna spp.) GRAIN AND HUSK A.J. Ayala-Burgos, P.E. Herrera-Díaz, J.B. Castillo-Caamal, C.M. Rosado-Rivas, L. Osornio-Muñoz and A.M. Castillo-Caamal	71
IN VITRO GAS PRODUCTION AND DIGESTIBILITY OF MUCUNA BEAN C.A. Sandoval Castro, P. Herrera, C.M. Capetillo Leal, and A.J. Ayala Burgos	77
NUTRITIVE VALUE OF TOP-CANOPY HERBAGE OF MUCUNA AND LABLAB RELAY-CROPPED IN MAIZE IN THE SUB-HUMID HIGHLANDS OF NORTHWESTERN KENYA E.M. Nyambati and L.E. Sollenberger	81
THE EFFECT OF MUCUNA (Mucuna pruriens) FORAGE ON THE PERFORMANCE OF LACTATING COWS R.W. Muinga, H.M. Saha, J.G. Mureithi	87
IMPACT OF MUCUNA BEAN (Mucuna spp.) SUPPLEMENTATION ON MILK PRODUCTION OF GOATS H. Mendoza-Castillo, J.B. Castillo-Caamal and A. Ayala-Burgos	93
MUCUNA SEED AS A FEED INGREDIENT FOR SMALL RUMINANTS AND EFFECT OF ENSILING ON ITS NUTRITIVE VALUE V.R. Matenga, N.T. Ngongoni, M. Titterton and B.V.  Maasdorp	97
MUCUNA BEAN (Mucuna spp.) SUPPLEMENTATION OF GROWING SHEEP FED WITH A BASAL DIET OF NAPIER GRASS (Pennisetum purpureum) A.M. Castillo-Caamal, J.B. Castillo-Caamal and A.J. Ayala-Burgos	107
FEEDING MUCUNA BEANS TO SMALL RUMINANTS OF MAYAN FARMERS IN THE YUCATAN PENINSULA, MEXICO J.B. Castillo-Caamal, J.J. Jiménez-Osornio, A. López-Pérez, W. Aguilar-Cordero and A.M. Castillo-Caamal	113
PERFORMANCE OF GROWING LAMBS SUPPLEMENTED WITH Mucuna pruriens F. Perez-Hernandez, A.J. Ayala-Burgos and R. Belmar-Casso	119
EFFECT OF INCLUSION OF Mucuna pruriens AND Dolichos lablab FORAGE IN NAPIER GRASS SILAGE ON SILAGE QUALITY AND ON VOLUNTARY INTAKE AND DIGESTIBILITY IN SHEEP E.W. Mbuthia and  C.K. Gachuiri	123
II. PROCESSING METHODS FOR FOOD AND FEED FROM MUCUNA BEANS
SEED CHARACTERISTICS, AND NUTRIENT AND ANTINUTRIENT COMPOSITION OF 12 MUCUNA ACCESSIONS FROM NIGERIA I.E. Ezeagu, B. Maziya-Dixon and G. Tarawali	129
NUTRITIONAL POTENTIAL OF FIVE ACCESSIONS OF A SOUTH INDIAN TRIBAL PULSE, Mucuna pruriens var utilis I. The effect of processing methods on the content of L-Dopa, phytic acid, and oligosaccharides K. Janardhanan, P. Gurumoorthi and M. Pugalenthi	141
NUTRITIONAL POTENTIAL OF FIVE ACCESSIONS OF A SOUTH INDIAN TRIBAL PULSE, Mucuna pruriens var utilis: II. Investigations on total free phenolics, tannins, trypsin and chymotrypsin inhibitors, phytohaemagglutinins, and in vitro protein digestibility P.Gurumoorthi, M.Pugalenthi and K.Janardhanan	153
WATER EXTRACTION OF L-DOPA FROM MUCUNA BEAN A.A. Teixeira, E.C. Rich and N.J. Szabo	159
PROCESSING OF VELVET BEAN (Mucuna pruriens var. utilis) BY FERMENTATION M. Egounlety	173
EFFECT OF GERMINATION, ALKALINE AND ACID SOAKING AND BOILING ON THE NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF MATURE AND IMMATURE MUCUNA (Mucuna pruriens) BEANS E.Wanjekeche, V. Wakasa, and J.G. Mureithi	183
PROCESSING OF MUCUNA FOR HUMAN FOOD IN THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA O. K. Diallo and T. Berhe	193
PROTEIN AND COOKING QUALITY AND RESIDUAL CONTENT OF DEHYDROXYPHENYLALANINE AND OF TRYPSIN INHIBITORS OF PROCESSED MUCUNA BEANS (Mucuna spp) R. Bressani, M. Lau and M. Silvia Vargas	197
SURVEYING MUCUNA’S UTILIZATION AS A FOOD IN ENUGU AND KOGI STATES OF NIGERIA J. Onweluzo and M. Eilittä	213
III. THE USE OF MUCUNA IN DIETS FOR NON-RUMINANTS
EFFECT OF PROCESSING, ADDITIVES, AND VITAMIN B6 SUPPLEMENTATION OF Mucuna pruriens var cochinchinensis ON BROILERS S. N. Ukachukwu and N. J. Szabo	227
THE EFFECT OF DIETS INCORPORATING MUCUNA (Mucuna pruriens) SEED MEAL ON THE PERFORMANCE OF LAYING HENS AND BROILERS E.A. Iyayi and  V.O. Taiwo	239
STUDIES ON MUCUNA AS POULTRY AND PIG FEED IN THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA A. Camara, K. Toupou, D. Diallo and T. Berhe	247
THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT PROCESSING METHODS OF VELVET BEANS (Mucuna pruriens) ON L-DOPA CONTENT, PROXIMATE COMPOSITION AND BROILER CHICKEN PERFORMANCE D. Nyirenda, M. Musukwa and L.O. Jonsson	253
DEVELOPING MULTIPLE USES FOR MUCUNA: EXPERIENCES OF THE SEDENTARY FARMING SYSTEMS PROJECT IN TRANSITIONAL ZONE  OF GHANA P. Boahen, H. Loos, W. Zschekel, A. Hanson and P. Annan	261
HEATING RAW VELVET BEANS (Mucuna pruriens) REVERSES SOME ANTI-NUTRITIONAL EFFECTS ON ORGAN GROWTH, BLOOD CHEMISTRY, AND ORGAN HISTOLOGY IN GROWING CHICKENS L.B. Carew, D. Hardy, J. Weis, F. Alster, S.A. Mischler, A. Gernat  and E.I. Zakrzewska	267
EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT PROCESSING METHODS OF VELVET BEAN (Mucuna pruriens) FOR USE AS A FEED INGREDIENT FOR BROILERS H.A. Ferriera,  B.K. Peña, A.G. Gernat,  L.B. Carew and  I.A. Matamoros	277
IV. IMPACT OF MUCUNA’S SECONDARY COMPOUNDS ON HUMAN HEALTH
EXAMINATION OF RAW AND ROASTED Mucuna pruriens FOR TUMEROGENIC SUBSTANCES S. Burgess, A. Hemmer and R. Myhrman	287
INDOLEALKYLAMINES IN MUCUNA SPECIES N.J. Szabo	295
V. CHARACTERIZATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF MUCUNA GERMPLASM
THE USE OF MOLECULAR MARKERS IN THE STUDY OF GENETIC DIVERSITY IN MUCUNA L.J.A.Capo-chichi, D.B. Weaver and C.M. Morton	309
EFFECT OF GENOTYPE AND ENVIRONMENT ON L-DOPA CONCENTRATION IN MUCUNA’S (Mucuna sp.) SEEDS L.J.A. Capo-chichi, M. Eilittä, R.J. Carsky, R. A. Gilbert and B. Maasdorp	319
VI. OUTCOMES OF THE WORKSHOP
FUTURE AGENDA FOR MUCUNA RESEARCH AND PROMOTION M. Eilittä, R.J. Carsky, J. Mureithi, N. Szabo, R. Bressani, R. Myhrman,  C.A. Sandoval, R. Muinga, L.B. Carew, L.J.A. Capo-chichi and A. Teixeira	329