SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                               Landec Corporation
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                                (Name of Issuer)


                         Common Stock, $0.001 par value
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                    514766104
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                      (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)


                                January 12, 2006
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             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)



Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:


[ ] RULE 13d-1(b)
[X] RULE 13d-1(c)
[ ] RULE 13d-1(d)



CUSIP No. 514766104                                          Page 2 of 9 Pages


________________________________________________________________________________
1.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
     Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P.
     
     I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
     13-3688497
________________________________________________________________________________
2.   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
     (a)  [_]
     (b)  [X] Reporting person is affiliated with other persons.

________________________________________________________________________________
3.   SEC USE ONLY



________________________________________________________________________________
4.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     Delaware

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  NUMBER OF    5.   SOLE VOTING POWER
                    
   SHARES           402,975 Shares
               _________________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY   6.   SHARED VOTING POWER
                    
  OWNED BY          
               _________________________________________________________________
    EACH       7.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    
  REPORTING         402,975 Shares
               _________________________________________________________________
   PERSON      8.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    
    WITH            
________________________________________________________________________________
9.   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

     402,975 Shares

________________________________________________________________________________
10.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

                                                                          [_]

________________________________________________________________________________
11.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

     1.6%

________________________________________________________________________________
12.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

     PN

________________________________________________________________________________
                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!



CUSIP No. 514766104                                          Page 3 of 9 Pages


________________________________________________________________________________
1.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
     Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. I
     
     I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
     13-3953291
________________________________________________________________________________
2.   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
     (a)  [_]
     (b)  [X] Reporting person is affiliated with other persons.

________________________________________________________________________________
3.   SEC USE ONLY



________________________________________________________________________________
4.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     Delaware

________________________________________________________________________________
  NUMBER OF    5.   SOLE VOTING POWER
                    
   SHARES           510,375 Shares
               _________________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY   6.   SHARED VOTING POWER
                    
  OWNED BY          
               _________________________________________________________________
    EACH       7.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    
  REPORTING         510,375 Shares
               _________________________________________________________________
   PERSON      8.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    
    WITH            
________________________________________________________________________________
9.   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

     510,375 Shares

________________________________________________________________________________
10.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

                                                                          [_]

________________________________________________________________________________
11.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

     2.1%

________________________________________________________________________________
12.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

     PN

________________________________________________________________________________
                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!



CUSIP No. 514766104                                          Page 4 of 9 Pages


________________________________________________________________________________
1.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
     Wynnefield Small Cap Value Offshore Fund, Ltd.
     
     I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
     (No IRS Identification No.)
________________________________________________________________________________
2.   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
     (a)  [_]
     (b)  [X] Reporting person is affiliated with other persons.

________________________________________________________________________________
3.   SEC USE ONLY



________________________________________________________________________________
4.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     Cayman Islands

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  NUMBER OF    5.   SOLE VOTING POWER
                    
   SHARES           486,650 Shares
               _________________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY   6.   SHARED VOTING POWER
                    
  OWNED BY          
               _________________________________________________________________
    EACH       7.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    
  REPORTING         486,650 Shares
               _________________________________________________________________
   PERSON      8.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    
    WITH            
________________________________________________________________________________
9.   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

     486,650 Shares

________________________________________________________________________________
10.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

                                                                          [_]

________________________________________________________________________________
11.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

     2.0%

________________________________________________________________________________
12.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

     CO

________________________________________________________________________________
                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!



CUSIP No. 514766104                                          Page 5 of 9 Pages


________________________________________________________________________________
1.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
     Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC
     
     I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
     13-4018186
________________________________________________________________________________
2.   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
     (a)  [_]
     (b)  [X] Reporting person is affiliated with other persons.

________________________________________________________________________________
3.   SEC USE ONLY



________________________________________________________________________________
4.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     New York

________________________________________________________________________________
  NUMBER OF    5.   SOLE VOTING POWER
                    
   SHARES           913,350 Shares(1)
               _________________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY   6.   SHARED VOTING POWER
                    
  OWNED BY          
               _________________________________________________________________
    EACH       7.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    
  REPORTING         913,350 Shares(1)
               _________________________________________________________________
   PERSON      8.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    
    WITH            
________________________________________________________________________________
9.   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

     913,350 Shares(1)

________________________________________________________________________________
10.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

                                                                          [_]

________________________________________________________________________________
11.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

     3.7%(1)

________________________________________________________________________________
12.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

     OO (Limited Liability Company)

________________________________________________________________________________
                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

(1) Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC holds an indirect beneficial interest in
these shares which are directly beneficially owned by Wynnefield Partners Small
Cap Value, L.P. and Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. I.



CUSIP No. 514766104                                          Page 6 of 9 Pages


________________________________________________________________________________
1.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
     Wynnefield Capital, Inc.
     
     I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
     (No IRS Identification No.)
________________________________________________________________________________
2.   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
     (a)  [_]
     (b)  [X] Reporting person is affiliated with other persons.

________________________________________________________________________________
3.   SEC USE ONLY



________________________________________________________________________________
4.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     Cayman Islands

________________________________________________________________________________
  NUMBER OF    5.   SOLE VOTING POWER
                    
   SHARES           486,650 Shares(1)
               _________________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY   6.   SHARED VOTING POWER
                    
  OWNED BY          
               _________________________________________________________________
    EACH       7.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    
  REPORTING         486,650 Shares(1)
               _________________________________________________________________
   PERSON      8.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    
    WITH            
________________________________________________________________________________
9.   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

     486,650 Shares(1)

________________________________________________________________________________
10.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

                                                                          [_]

________________________________________________________________________________
11.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

     2.0%(1)

________________________________________________________________________________
12.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

     CO

________________________________________________________________________________
                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

(1) Wynnefield Capital, Inc. holds an indirect beneficial interest in these
shares which are directly beneficially owned by Wynnefield Small Cap Value
Offshore Fund, Ltd.



ITEM 1(a).   Name of Issuer:
             Landec Corporation

ITEM 1(b).   Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

             3603 Haven Ave., Menlo Park, CA 94025
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ITEM 2(a).   Names of Persons Filing:

             Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. ("Partners")             
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             Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. I ("Partners I")
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             Wynnefield Small Cap Value Offshore Fund, Ltd. ("Fund")
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             Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC ("WCM")
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             Wynnefield Capital, Inc. ("WCI")
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ITEM 2(b).   Address of Principal Business Office Or, If None, Residence:

             450 Seventh Avenue, Suite 509, New York, New York 10123
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ITEM 2(c).   Citizenship:

             Partners and  Partners I  are Delaware Limited Partnerships
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             Fund and WCI are Cayman Islands Companies
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             WCM is a New York Limited Liability Company
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ITEM 2(d).   Title of Class of Securities:

             Common Stock, $0.001 par value
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ITEM 2(e).   CUSIP Number:           514766104

ITEM 3.      If this Statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b)
or (c), check whether the person filing is:

             None of the reporting persons is an entity specified in Rule
             13d-1(b)(1)(ii).

                               Page 7 of 9 Pages


ITEM 4.      Ownership:

(a)  Amount beneficially owned by all reporting persons: 1,400,000 Shares

(b)  Percent of class: 5.6 % of Common Stock

(c)  Number of shares as to which the reporting persons have:
             (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
                  1,400,000 Shares
             (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote
             (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition:
                  1,400,000  Shares
             (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition

ITEM 5.      Ownership of five percent or less of a class.

             Not applicable.

ITEM 6.      Ownership of more than five percent on behalf of another person.

             Not applicable.

ITEM 7.      Identification and classification of the subsidiary which acquired 
the security being reported on by the parent holding company.

             Not applicable.

ITEM 8.      Identification and classification of members of the group.

             None of the reporting persons who have filed this schedule is
             a person, as defined in Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii), promulgated
             pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

ITEM 9.      Notice of dissolution of group.

             Not applicable.

                               Page 8 of 9 Pages



ITEM 10.     Certifications.

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the
securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose
of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of
the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection or as a
participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

Dated:   January 19, 2006
                            WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE, L.P.

                            By: Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC,
                                General Partner

                                By: /s/ Nelson Obus
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                    Nelson Obus, Managing Member


                            WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE, L.P. I

                            By: Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC,
                                General Partner

                                By: /s/ Nelson Obus
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                    Nelson Obus, Managing Member


                            WYNNEFIELD SMALL CAP VALUE OFFSHORE FUND, LTD.

                            By: Wynnefield Capital, Inc.

                                By: /s/ Nelson Obus
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                    Nelson Obus, President


                            WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC


                            By: /s/ Nelson Obus
                                ------------------------------------------------
                                Nelson Obus, Managing Member


                            WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL, INC.

                            By: /s/ Nelson Obus
                                ------------------------------------------------
                                Nelson Obus, President

                               Page 9 of 9 Pages