Grain legumes, including common-bean, chickpea, pigeonpea, pea,
cowpea, lentil and others, form important constituents of global
diets, both vegetarian and non-vegetarian. Despite this significant
role, global production has increased only marginally in the past
50 years. The slow production growth, along with a rising human
population and improved buying capacity has substantially reduced
the per capita availability of food legumes. Changes in
environmental climate have also had significant impact on
production, creating a need to identify stable donors among genetic
resources for environmentally robust genes and designing crops
resilient to climate change.
"Genetic and Genomic Resources of Grain Legume Improvement "is
the first book to bring together the latest resources in plant
genetics and genomics to facilitate the identification of specific
germplasm, trait mapping and allele mining to more effectively
develop biotic and abiotic-stress-resistant grains. This book will
be an invaluable resource for researchers, crop biologists and
students working with crop development.
Explores origin, distribution and diversity of grain
legumesPresents information on germplasm collection, evaluation and
maintenanceOffers insight into pre-breeding/germplasm enhancement
effortsIntegrates genomic and genetic resources in crop improvement
Internationally contributed work
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