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Genetic Enhancement in Major Food Legumes - Advances in Major Food Legumes (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
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Genetic Enhancement in Major Food Legumes - Advances in Major Food Legumes (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
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The protein molecule is the basic building block of every living
entity. Its deficiency leads to restricted growth and development
of individuals. Globally, such malnutrition is on the rise due to
various reasons such as rapid population growth, stagnation of
productivity, and ever-rising costs. Millions of people, especially
in developing and under-developed countries, suffer from protein
malnutrition and the only possible solution is to encourage farmers
to grow high-protein food legume crops in their fields for domestic
consumption. This, however, could be possible if farmers are
provided with new cultivars with high yield, and resistance to
major insects, diseases, and key abiotic stresses. The major food
legume crops are chickpea, cowpea, common bean, groundnut, lentil,
pigeonpea, and soybean. Predominantly, the legume crops are grown
under a subsistence level and, therefore, in comparison to cereals
and horticultural crops their productivity is low and highly
variable. The crop breeders around the globe are engaged in
breeding suitable cultivars for harsh and changing environments but
success has been limited and not up to needs. With the recent
development of new technologies in plant sciences, efforts are
being made to help under-privileged farmers through breeding new
cultivars which will produce more protein per unit of land area. In
this book, the contributors analyze the constraints, review new
technologies, and propose a future course of crop breeding programs
in seven cold and warm season legume crops.
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