Chickpea Breeding and Management

Contents......Page 5
Contributors......Page 9
Preface......Page 17
Foreword......Page 19
Foreword......Page 21
Acknowledgements......Page 23
1. History and Origin of Chickpea......Page 27
2. Taxonomy of the Genus Cicer Revisited......Page 40
3. The Ecology of Chickpea......Page 73
4. Uses, Consumption and Utilization......Page 98
5. Nutritional Value of Chickpea......Page 127
6. Antinutritional Factors......Page 169
7. Area, Production and Distribution......Page 193
8. Chickpea: Rhizobium Management and Nitrogen Fixation......Page 205
9. Chickpea in Cropping Systems......Page 219
10. Nutrient Management in Chickpea......Page 239
11. Weed Management in Chickpea......Page 259
12. Irrigation Management in Chickpea......Page 272
13. Integrated Crop Production and Management Technology of Chickpea......Page 294
14. Commercial Cultivation and Profitability......Page 317
15. Genetics and Cytogenetics......Page 347
16. Utilization of Wild Relatives......Page 364
17. Biodiversity Management in Chickpea......Page 381
18. Conventional Breeding Methods......Page 395
19. Breeding Achievements......Page 417
20. Chickpea Seed Production......Page 443
21. Ciceromics: Advancement in Genomics and Recent Molecular Techniques......Page 471
22. Development of Transgenics in Chickpea......Page 484
23. Abiotic Stresses......Page 500
24. Diseases and Their Management......Page 523
25. Host Plant Resistance and Insect Pest Management in Chickpea......Page 546
26. Storage of Chickpea......Page 564
27. International Trade......Page 581
28. Crop Simulation Models for Yield Prediction......Page 602
29. Chickpea Farmers......Page 628
30. Genotype by Environment Interaction and Chickpea Improvement......Page 643
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L......Page 660
P......Page 661
S......Page 662
V......Page 663
Z......Page 664