Grain Legumes - Evolution and Genetic Resources

Klappentext This volume provides a wide-ranging survey of all the major grain legumes. Zusammenfassung This volume provides a survey of all the major grain legumes from the standpoint of both their evolution and their potential for further development and improvement as economically important food crops. It surveys the changes which have occurred in plant domestication and discusses the benefits still to be gained from evaluation and improvement of genetic resources. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: biosystematics of the legumes; 2. The role of grain legumes in the human economy; 3. The groundnut, Arachis hypogaea L.; 4. The New World pulses: Phaseolus species; 5. The Old World pulses: Vigna species; 6. Pulses of the classical world; 7. The other legume oilseeds; 8. The pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.); 9. Minor grain legumes; 10. Germplasm resources and the future; References; Postscript; Supplementary references; Author index; General index.

Product details

• Authors: J. Smartt, J. (University of Southampton) Smartt
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.04.1990
• EAN: 9780521307970
• ISBN: 978-0-521-30797-0
• No. of pages: 392
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food