Biology and Breeding of Food Legumes

by Jitendra Kumar, Ashwani K. Basandrai, Geert Angenon, et al.

Food legumes are important constituents of human and animal nutrition, supplying high quality proteins crucial for a balanced diet. These crops also play an important role in low-input agricultural production systems by fixing atmospheric nitrogen. Despite systematic and continuous breeding efforts by legume researchers all over the world, substantial genetic gains have not been achieved. These issues require immediate attention, and overall, a paradigm...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184593766X
• ISBN13: 9781845937669
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Cabi
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.0" x 9.8"