Genetic and genomic resources of grain legume improvement /

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,...

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Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors:	Singh, Mohar, Upadhyaya, Hari D., Bisht, Ishwari Singh
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Elsevier Ltd., 2013.
Series:	Elsevier insights.
Subjects:	Legumes > Breeding. GARDENING > Fruit. Legumes > Breeding peulvruchten grain legumes groenten vegetables plantengenetica plant genetics genetische bronnen van plantensoorten plant genetic resources plantenveredeling plant breeding genomica genomics phaseolus vulgaris cicer arietinum cajanus cajan pisum sativum vicia faba vigna unguiculata lens culinaris arachis hypogaea vigna lathyrus sativus macrotyloma uniflorum Plant Breeding and Genetics (General) Protein Crops Fruit Vegetables Plantenveredeling en -genetica (algemeen) Eiwitleverende gewassen Vruchtgroenten Electronic books.
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Summary:	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.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xv, 305 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9780123984944 0123984947 9780123979353 0123979358 9781299743526 1299743528