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 artificial fertilizers, 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 domestication of the
plants which have evolved into our 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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