This volume provides a wide-ranging survey of all the major grain
legumes from the standpoint of both their evolution and their
potential for further development and improvement as economically
important food crops. The legumes have a vital role to play in both
the developed and developing worlds by providing an alternative
nitrogen source to the artificially produced nitrogenous
fertilizers used, which although boosting cereal yields, often have
had adverse environmental effects. The grain legumes are a valuable
crop possessing the ability to fix nitrogen by Rhizobium
biosynthesis and thus contribute to the natural nitrogen cycle. The
book surveys the changes which have occurred in the course of plant
domestication leading to our present pulse crops and oilseed legume
crops. The author then discusses the benefits to be gained from
evaluation and improvement of grain legume genetic resources. It is
through this comparative approach that the overall potential of
these crops is highlighted.
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