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Grain legumes are characterised by their nutritional value, an
ability to grow rapidly and improve soil health. This makes them a
key rotation crop in promoting food security. However, yields are
constrained by factors such as pests and diseases as well as
vulnerability to poor soils, drought and other effects of climate
change. This collection reviews the wealth of research addressing
these challenges. Volume 2 assesses key research on particular
types of grain legume with chapters on developing improved
varieties as well as improvements in cultivation techniques. The
book covers common beans, lentils, soybeans, groundnuts, cowpea,
faba beans and pigeonpea. With its distinguished editorial team and
international range of expert authors, this will be a standard
reference for the grain legume research community and farmers of
these important crops. It is accompanied by a companion volume
which reviews general advances in breeding and cultivation
techniques.
"With concerns about climate change, loss of biodiversity and the
need to feed an ever-growing human population, the book provides a
valuable reference on the need to develop IPM giving greater
emphasis to the environment. This is necessary with the future of
farming changing with new technology, including precision
agriculture, digitalisation, robotics and new genetic engineering
technology." International Pest Control - review by Emeritus
Professor Graham Matthews, Imperial College London, UK Plant health
covers topics such as the safe handling and movement of germplasm
and seed, as well as the range of biotic threats faced by crops and
the ways they can be managed to optimise yields and ensure safety
and quality in crop production. These threats include viral,
bacterial and fungal diseases as well as the impact of insect pests
and weeds. This collection summarises 50 years of research on plant
health by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
(IITA) to improve the health of crops in Africa. The first part of
the book reviews general issues such as pest and disease
surveillance and the range of viruses affecting key African crops.
Part 2 summarises key research on improving the health of major
crops such as cassava, maize, yams and cocoyams, bananas and
plantains, legumes, vegetables and tree fruits. The final part of
the book discusses ways of improving integrated pest management of
insect pests, diseases and weeds in sub-Saharan Africa. This unique
book brings together some of the world's leading experts on plant
health in sub-Saharan Africa to review progress in dealing with the
range of biotic threats faced by African farmers, and will be a
standard reference on improving the management of pests and
diseases in developing countries.
Grain legumes are characterised by their nutritional value, an
ability to grow rapidly and improve soil health by fixing nitrogen.
This makes them a key rotation crop in promoting food security
amongst smallholders in particular. However, yields are constrained
by factors such as pests and diseases as well as vulnerability to
poor soils, drought and other effects of climate change. This
collection reviews the wealth of research addressing these
challenges. Volume 1 focusses on breeding and cultivation. Part 1
summarises advances in understanding crop physiology and genetic
diversity, and how this understanding has informed the development
of new varieties. Part 2 reviews improvements in cultivation
techniques to make the most of these new varieties, from variety
selection and seed quality management, through pest and disease
management to storage and quality assessment. With its
distinguished editorial team and international range of expert
authors, this will be a standard reference for the grain legume
research community and farmers of these important crops as well as
government and other agencies responsible for agricultural
development. It is accompanied by a companion volume which reviews
particular grain legumes.
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