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These compounds and products are expected to complement conventional pharmaceuticals for cure, prognosis and diagnosis of diseases, while improving the quality of agricultural crops. As a result, a more effective exploration of diverse phytochemicals may be developed. In addition, new biotechnologies enable manipulating plants capability in synthesizing natural products and substances. Advanced biotechnologies to generate preferential Biopharmaceuticals (BPC) are receiving increased research and commercial interests. However, the cost, safety and accessibility of such BPC are among the major challenges. Nonetheless, plant BPC could be inexpensive and potentially safe to produce and store. Vegetables and leguminous plants are the fitting examples. A main advantage of leguminous crops, namely alfalfa (Medicago sativa), is their immense biomass yield since they can be cropped several times a year. 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