Grain Legumes

ISBN-13: 9781493945474 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 438 str.

Antonio M. De Ron

Opis

� � � This book is devoted to grain legumes and include eight chapters devoted to the breeding of specific grain legume crops and five general chapters dealing with important topics which are common to most of the species in focus.

Spis treści

Preface

Chapter 1. Common Bean

Antonio M. De Ron, Roberto Papa, Elena Bitocchi, Ana M. González, Daniel G. Debouck, Mark A. Brick, Deidré Fourie, Frédéric Marsolais, James Beaver, Valérie Geffroy, Phillip McClean, Marta Santalla, Rafael Lozano, Fernando Juan Yuste-Lisbona, Pedro A. Casquero

Chapter 2. Pea

Thomas D. Warkentin, Petr Smýkal, Clarice J. Coyne, Norman Weeden, Claire Domoney, Deng-Jin Bing, Antonio Leonforte, Zong Xuxiao, Girish Prasad Dixit, Lech Boros, Kevin E. McPhee, Rebecca J. McGee, Judith Burstin, Thomas Henry Noel Ellis

Chapter 3. Chickpea

Teresa Millán, Eva Madrid, José I. Cubero, Moez Amri, Patricia Castro, Josefa Rubio

Chapter 4. Lentil

Thomas R. Stefaniak, Kevin E. McPhee

Chapter 5. Faba Bean

Gérard Duc, Jelena M. Aleksić, Pascal Marget, Aleksandar Mikic, Jeffrey Paull, Robert J. Redden, Olaf Sass, Frederick L. Stoddard, Albert Vandenberg, Margarita Vishnyakova, Ana M. Torres

Chapter 6. Lupins

Wojciech Swięcicki, Magdalena Kroc, Katarzyna Anna Kamel

Chapter 7. Cowpea

Ousmane Boukar, Christian A. Fatokun, Philip A. Roberts, Michael Abberton, Bao Lam Huynh, Timothy J. Close, Stephen Kyei-Boahen, Thomas J.V. Higgins, Jeffrey D. Ehlers

 

Chapter 8. Grass Pea

Nuno Felipe Almeida, Diego Rubiales, Maria Carlota Vaz Patto

Chapter 9. The Legume-Rhizobia Symbiosis

Jean-Jacques Drevon, Nora Alkama, Adnane Bargaz, A. Paula Rodiño, Kiriya Sungthongw

ises, Mainassara Zaman-Allah

Chapter 10. Nutritional Value

Francesca Sparvoli, Roberto Bollini, Eleonora Cominelli

Chapter 11. Seed Physiology and Germination of Grain Legumes

Jaime Kigel, Leah Rosental, Aaron Fait

Chapter 12. Reproductive Biology of Grain Legumes

 María José Suso, Penelope J. Bebeli, Reid G. Palmer

Chapter 13. Grain Legume Cropping Systems in Temperate Climates

Thomas F. Döring

O autorze

Antonio M. De Ron is Research Professor at the Misión Biológica de Galicia (MBG), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) in Pontevedra, Spain. He received both his graduate and doctorate in Biology from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC, Spain). Initially he worked as a postgraduate student in plant protection at the National Institute for Agricultural Research (INIA, Spain). In 1988, Prof De Ron gained a staff position as scientist at the MBG working on legume genetics, germplasm and breeding and he is currently the leader of the Biology of Agrosystems Research Group. He was also part-time lecturer of genetics and breeding at the USC. Currently he is also serving as Leader of the Protein Crops Working Group of the European Association for Research on Plant Breeding (EUCARPIA, The Netherlands). He has published many scientific articles, books and monographs, as well as several educational publications. Prof De Ron has won awards for his work and is well recognized in the international scientific community for his achievements.

Blurb

This work covers legume crop origins and evolution, genetic resources, breeding achievements, specific goals and techniques, including the potential and actual integration of new technologies. The vast amount of knowledge collected in this volume should not only serve researchers, but breeders and academics as well. The text provides plant breeders with new scientific information, and familiarizes molecular biologists with the peculiarities of breeding of the main grain legume species.

The first part of the text consists of crop-specific chapters devoted to the most produced and consumed worldwide grain legume crops. The second part includes five cross chapters covering topics that relate to these crops. These chapters have been written by the world's leading breeders and scientists, representing a wide experience in their crops and topics.