|
Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Botany & plant sciences > Plant reproduction & propagation
|
Not currently available
Grain Legumes (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015)
Loot Price: R4,793
Discovery Miles 47 930
You Save: R689
(13%)
|
|
|
Grain Legumes (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015)
Series: Handbook of Plant Breeding, 10
Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available.
|
This book is devoted to grain legumes and include eight chapters
devoted to the breeding of specific grain legume crops and five
general chapters dealing with important topics which are common to
most of the species in focus. Soybean is not included in the book
as it is commonly considered an oil crop more than a grain legume
and is included in the Oil Crops Volume of the Handbook of Plant
Breeding. Legume species belong to the Fabaceae family and are
characterized by their fruit, usually called pod. Several species
of this family were domesticated by humans, such as soybean, common
bean, faba bean, pea, chickpea, lentil, peanut, or cowpea. Some of
these species are of great relevance as human and animal food. Food
legumes are consumed either by their immature pod or their dry
seeds, which have a high protein content. Globally, grain legumes
are the most relevant source of plant protein, especially in many
countries of Africa and Latin America, but there are some
constraints in their production, such as a poor adaptation, pest
and diseases and unstable yield. Current research trends in Legumes
are focused on new methodologies involving genetic and omic
studies, as well as new approaches to the genetic improvement of
these species, including the relationships with their symbiotic
rhizobia.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
