Biology and Breeding of Food Legumes (Hardcover)

Food legumes are important constituents of human and animal nutrition, supplying high quality proteins crucial for a balanced diet. These crops also play an important role in low-input agricultural production systems by fixing atmospheric nitrogen. Despite systematic and continuous breeding efforts by legume researchers all over the world, substantial genetic gains have not been achieved. These issues require immediate attention, and overall, a paradigm shift is needed in breeding strategies to strengthen our traditional crop improvement programs. To this end, "Biology and Breeding of Food Legumes" provides extensive information on their history, origin, evolution and botany, as well as breeding objectives and procedures, nutritional improvement, industrial uses, post-harvest technology and recent developments made through biotechnological intervention.

General

Imprint:	Cabi Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2011
First published:	November 2011
Contributors:	Geert Angenon
Editors:	Aditya Pratap
Contributors:	Ashwani Basandrai
Editors:	Jitendra Kumar (Principal Scientist)
Contributors:	Judith Burstin • Steven Cannon • S. Chaturvedi • H. Chaudhary • Percy Chimwamurombe • Nazmul Haq
Dimensions:	244 x 172 x 34mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	432
ISBN-13:	978-1-84593-766-9
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Botany & plant sciences > General Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Crop husbandry > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Genetics (non-medical) > General
LSN:	1-84593-766-X
Barcode:	9781845937669

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