Biology and breeding of food legumes

Contents......Page 5
Contributors......Page 7
Foreword......Page 11
Preface......Page 13
1 History, Origin and Evolution......Page 15
2 Domestication......Page 33
3 Biology of Food Legumes......Page 49
4 Breeding for Improvement of Cool Season Food Legumes......Page 63
5 Breeding for Improvement of Warm Season Food Legumes......Page 77
6 Distant Hybridization and Alien Gene Introgression......Page 95
7 Polyploidy......Page 125
8 Cytology and Molecular Cytogenetics......Page 134
9 Molecular Cytogenetics in Physical Mapping of Genomes and Alien Introgressions......Page 145
10 Micropropagation......Page 161
11 Androgenesis and Doubled-Haploid Production in Food Legumes......Page 173
12 Genetic Transformation......Page 192
13 Male Sterility and Hybrid Production Technology......Page 207
14 Mutagenesis......Page 222
15 Breeding for Biotic Stresses......Page 234
16 Breeding for Abiotic Stresses......Page 255
17 Legume Improvement in Acidic and Less Fertile Soils......Page 276
18 Molecular Breeding Approach in Managing Abiotic Stresses......Page 290
19 Trait Mapping and Molecular Breeding......Page 310
20 Improving Protein Content and Nutrition Quality......Page 328
21 Underutilized Food Legumes: Potential for Multipurpose Uses......Page 343
22 Legumes as a Model Plant Family......Page 362
23 Plant Genetic Resources and Conservation of Biodiversity......Page 376
24 Seed Dormancy and Viability......Page 390
25 Postharvest Technology......Page 399
26 Value Addition and International Trade......Page 409
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I......Page 424
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M......Page 426
P......Page 427
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T......Page 430
X......Page 431
Z......Page 432