10 Sources of Legume Seed and Information

Setropa Ltd.
Contact: Jan Koiter, P.O. Box 203, 1400 AE Bussum, THE NETHERLANDS, Tel: (31) 2152 58754, Telex: 7325 SETRO, FAX: (31) 2152 65424

Carries rhizobial inoculants. Can ship seeds internationally.

An extensive seed catalog is available that also includes many varieties of trees, grasses, etc. Available in quantities >5 kg.


Empresa de Semilles, SEFO
La Paz, Bolivia Tel: 41975, FAX: 375042

No rhizobial inoculants

Legumes available in quantities >5 kg except*
Medicago sativa, 6 varieties
Trifolium pratense, 2 varieities
Trifolium repens, 2 varieties
Trifolium alexandrium, 2 varieties
Lotus corniculatus, 2 varieties
Vacia villosa, 1 variety
Vacia sativa, 1 variety
Neonotonia wightii
Macrotyloma axillare, 1 variety
Pueraria phaseoloides, 1 variety
Desmodium ovalifodium, 1 variety
Trifolium amavili *0.5-5 kg


T.S.L Limited
Contact: G. E. Kent, Manager, P. O. Box 66043, Kopje, Harare, ZIMBABWE, Tel: Harare 68685, Telex: 26167 TSLTD, FAX: 68698

No rhizobial inoculants. Legumes available in quantities >5 kg:

Siatro, Silverleaf Desmodium, Desmodium uncinatum,
Oxley Fine Stem Stylo, Stylosanthes guianensis var, intermedia.


Dumon Agro N.V.
Pathoekeweg 40, 8000 Brugge, Belgium, Tel: 32 050/315161, Telex: 81137, FAX: 050 315171

Carries rhizobial inoculants.

Available in quantities >5 kg: Pisum, Centrosema, Pueraria
Desmodium, Sinapsis, Lupinus, Stylosanthes
Medicacago, Trifolium, Vicia


Kenya Seed Company Ltd.
Contact: Mr. Charles Ndagwa Macharia, Elgon Downs Farm Research Center, P.O. Box 13 Endebess, Kitale, Kenya, Tel: (0325) 20941/2/3, Telex: 38046

Carries rhizobial inoculants.

Available in quantities >5 kg except*
Garden pea, Pisum sativum,
Cow pea, Vigna uniquiculata,
Green gram/Mung bean, Vigna aureus,
Pigeon pea, Cajanus cajan,
Lupin ultra, Lotus spp,
Lucerne/Alfalfa,
Silver-leaf, Desmodium uncinatum,
Green-leaf, Desmodium intortum *,
Centrosema spp, Centrosema pubescens,
Stylo, Stylosanthes guianensis,
Kenya white clover, Trifolium semipilosum *,
Mac. white clover, Trifolium repense,
Siratro, Macroptilium atropurpureum,
Sunnhemp, Crolotaria spp *,
Sesbania, Sesbania sesban,
Leucaena leucocephala,


Queensland Agricultural Seeds P/L
Contact: Steve Tregea, P.O. Box 1052, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, Tel: 61 76 301000, Telex: 140571 QASEES, FAX: 61-76-30 1005

Carries Queensland inoculants.

Catalog available with a variety of tropical legumes, lucernes and tropical grasses.


Peaceful Valley Farm Supply
P.O. Box 2209, Grass Valley, CA 95945 USA, Tel: (916)272-GROW,

Ships to continental US & Canada only. Legume seed available:
Pisum arvenum (Austrian),
Vicia faba, V. lana, V. sativa,
V. benghalensis (purple), V. villosa,
Coronilla varia,
Astragalus cicer,
Trifolium (16 varieties),
Medicago (8 varieties),
Lotus corniculatus, Crotalaria,
Vigna unguiculata


Herman Kruse GmbH
Samengrobhandel, Beckhausstr. 40, 4800 Bielefeld 1, Germany, Tel: 0521/82054 , Telex: 932745, FAX: 0521/82091

No rhizobial inoculants.

Seeds available in quantities >5 kg:
Lupinus augustifolius,
L. luteus,
L. albus,
L. perenne,
Horse bean, Vicia faba minor,
Vetches, Vicia sativa, Vicia villosa


The Inland and Foreign Trading Company Ltd.
Block 79A Indus Road #04-418/420, Singapore 0316, Tel: 2782193, 2722711 Telex: RS25254 IFTCO, FAX: 2716118

No rhizobial inoculants.
Legumes available:
An extensive listing includes cover crop/ pasture seeds, flowering shrubs.


Pyne Gould Guinness Ltd.
P.O. Box 6068, Christwich, New Zealand, Tel: (3) 655800, FAX: (3) 481 381

Legumes available: (in quantities of >5 kg)
White clover, Trifolium repens,
Red clover, Trifolium pratense,
Lotus major, Lotus pedunculatus,
Lucerne, Medicago sativa,
Peas (field), Pisum sativum,
Lupins (bitter blue), Lupinus angustfolius,
Lentils, Lens esculentus,
Alsike clover, Trifolium hybridum,
Faba bean, Vicia faba