LEADER 04442nam 22006855 450 001 9910298332503321 005 20200707022536.0 010 $a81-322-2023-4 024 7 $a10.1007/978-81-322-2023-7 035 $a(CKB)3710000000269469 035 $a(EBL)1966235 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001372128 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11734786 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001372128 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11319441 035 $a(PQKB)10320326 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1966235 035 $a(DE-He213)978-81-322-2023-7 035 $a(PPN)182093727 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000269469 100 $a20141028d2014 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBroadening the Genetic Base of Grain Legumes$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Mohar Singh, Ishwari Singh Bisht, Manoranjan Dutta 205 $a1st ed. 2014. 210 1$aNew Delhi :$cSpringer India :$cImprint: Springer,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (221 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a81-322-2022-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $a1. Introduction -- 2. Common bean -- 3. Chickpea -- 4. Faba bean -- 5. Cowpea -- 6. Lentil -- 7. Pigeonpea -- 8. Groundnut -- 9. Vigna species 10. Horsegram. 330 $aGrain legumes play significant and diverse role in the farming systems and provide nutrition security to the largely vegetarian and relatively poorer people around the world. These are ideal crops for achieving three simultaneous developmental goals viz. reducing poverty, improving human health and nutrition, and enhancing ecosystem resilience. Globally, grain legumes are the second most important crop group next only to cereals but a large proportion of area of it is under rainfed-low input systems as compared to cereals contributing to lower yields. The other important factor responsible for reduced yield in grain legumes is the narrow genetic base of the present day pulse varieties. In order to break the yield barriers of these cultivars, new sources of genes/ alleles need to be identified and suitably incorporated into the adapted background.  The information on various aspects of grain legume improvement although has been considerable in the recent past, this information is highly scattered and not available at one place.   The present book consists of comprehensive and latest crop-wise information on important grain legumes of the world including their distribution, gene pool, systematics, status of genetic and genomic resources, production constraints, traits of importance, crop improvement methodologies - both conventional as well as contemporary, and future strategies to be adopted for comprehensive grain legume improvement in various agro-ecological target areas of the globe. The chapters have been contributed by eminent crop experts from across the world engaged in research in their respective crops for the past several years thus providing a rare insight into the crop specific constraints and prospects drawing from their rich overall experience. The book therefore will be a useful source of information to the grain legume researchers, students, policy planners and developmental experts alike. 606 $aPlant science 606 $aBotany 606 $aPlant genetics 606 $aAgriculture 606 $aPlant Sciences$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/L24000 606 $aPlant Genetics and Genomics$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/L32020 606 $aAgriculture$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/L11006 615 0$aPlant science. 615 0$aBotany. 615 0$aPlant genetics. 615 0$aAgriculture. 615 14$aPlant Sciences. 615 24$aPlant Genetics and Genomics. 615 24$aAgriculture. 676 $a570 676 $a580 676 $a581.35 676 $a630 702 $aSingh$b Mohar$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 702 $aBisht$b Ishwari Singh$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 702 $aDutta$b Manoranjan$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910298332503321 996 $aBroadening the Genetic Base of Grain Legumes$92522650 997 $aUNINA