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Achieving sustainable cultivation of grain legumes Volume 2
Dr Shoba Sivasankar | Dr David Bergvinson | Dr Pooran Gaur | Dr Shiv Kumar Agrawal | Dr Steve Beebe | Dr Manuele Tamò | Prof. James D. Kelly | Dr John O. Ojiem | Prof. William Erskine | Ashutosh Sarker | Dr Shiv Kumar Agrawal | Prof. Fred J. Muehlbauer | Y.-C. Lee | R. Lemes Hamawaki | V. Colantonio | M. J. Iqbal | Prof. D. A. Lightfoot | Frederick P. Baijukya | Harun M. Murithi | Dr Fred Kanampiu | Prof. C. Michael Deom | David Kalule Okello | S. N. Nigam | Dr P. Janila | Dr David Jordan | Rick Brandenburg | Gary Payne | David Hoisington | Nick Magnan | Dr James Rhoads | Mumuni Abudulai | Koushik Adhikari | Jinru Chen | Richard Akromah | William Appaw | William Ellis | Maria Balota | Kumar Mallikarjunan | Dr Kenneth Boote | Greg MacDonald | Kira Bowen | Boris Bravo-Ureta | Jeremy Jelliffe | Agnes Budu | Hendrix Chalwe | Alice Mweetwa | Munsanda Ngulube | Awere Dankyi | Brandford Mochia | Vivian Hoffmann | Amade Muitia | Sam Njoroge | Nelson Opoku | Prof. B. B. Singh | Dr Alpha Y. Kamara | Lucky O. Omoigui | Nkeki Kamai | Sylvester U. Ewansiha | Hakeem A. Ajeigbe | Dr Fouad Maalouf | Seid Ahmed | Somanagouda Patil | Dr R. Redden | X. Zong | R. M. Norton | F. L. Stoddard | M El-Bouhssini | Y. Tao | L. Rong | Li Ling | Dr K.B Saxena | Y. S. Chauhan | C. V. S. Kumar | A. J. Hingane | R. V. Kumar | R. K. Saxena | G. V. R. Rao | Prof. K.R Latha | L. Vimalendran | Agnes Mwangwela
(2018)
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Abstract
Grain legumes are characterised by their nutritional value, an ability to grow rapidly and improve soil health. This makes them a key rotation crop in promoting food security. However, yields are constrained by factors such as pests and diseases as well as vulnerability to poor soils, drought and other effects of climate change.
This collection reviews the wealth of research addressing these challenges. Volume 2 assesses key research on particular types of grain legume with chapters on developing improved varieties as well as improvements in cultivation techniques. The book covers common beans, lentils, soybeans, groundnuts, cowpea, faba beans and pigeonpea.
With its distinguished editorial team and international range of expert authors, this will be a standard reference for the grain legume research community and farmers of these important crops. It is accompanied by a companion volume which reviews general advances in breeding and cultivation techniques.
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Not sure what you're getting if you buy this book? Click on the cover image below to open a PDF and preview pages from the book. .Grain legumes are characterised by their nutritional value, an ability to grow rapidly and improve soil health by fixing nitrogen. This makes them a key rotation crop in promoting food security amongst smallholders in particular. However, yields are constrained by factors such as pests and diseases as well as vulnerability to poor soils, drought and other effects of climate change.
This collection reviews the wealth of research addressing these challenges. Volume 2 assesses key research on particular types of grain legume with chapters on developing improved varieties as well as improvements in cultivation techniques. The book covers common beans, chickpeas, lentils, soybeans, groundnuts, cowpea, faba beans and pigeonpea.
With its distinguished editorial team and international range of expert authors, this will be a standard reference for the grain legume research community and farmers of these important crops as well as government and other agencies responsible for agricultural development. It is accompanied by a companion volume which reviews general advances in breeding and cultivation techniques.
“This reference will greatly improve the visibility of, and access to knowledge about, crops that play such a critical role in sustainable cropping systems, nutrition and income, yet which often remain under the radar of governments and policy makers and which do not always receive the investment they deserve.” Jeff Ehlers, Program Officer in Agricultural Development, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contents | v | ||
| Series list | xi | ||
| Foreword | xv | ||
| Acknowledgements | xvii | ||
| Introduction | xviii | ||
| Part 1 Cultivation of common beans, lentils, soybeans and groundnuts | xviii | ||
| Part 2 Cultivation of cowpea, faba beans and pigeonpea | xx | ||
| Part 1 Cultivation of common beans, lentils, soybeans and groundnuts | 1 | ||
| Chapter 1 Developing improved varieties of common bean | 3 | ||
| 1 Introduction | 3 | ||
| 2 Yield and yield gap in common beans | 4 | ||
| 3 Factors affecting bean yields | 5 | ||
| 4 Quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis | 8 | ||
| 5 Genomic analysis | 12 | ||
| 6 Conclusion | 13 | ||
| 7 Future trends | 13 | ||
| 8 Where to look for further information | 14 | ||
| 9 References | 14 | ||
| Chapter 2 Improving cultivation practices for common beans | 19 | ||
| 1 Introduction to the common bean: origin, domestication and economic importance | 19 | ||
| 2 World production trends | 20 | ||
| 3 Production constraints | 23 | ||
| 4 Cropping system | 27 | ||
| 5 Integrated pest management | 30 | ||
| 6 Management of diseases | 31 | ||
| 7 Water management | 33 | ||
| 8 Nutrient management: phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N) | 36 | ||
| 9 Nutrient management: further issues | 40 | ||
| 10 Conclusion | 43 | ||
| 11 Where to look for further information | 43 | ||
| 12 Abbreviations and acronyms | 44 | ||
| 13 References | 44 | ||
| Chapter 3 Developing improved varieties of lentil | 51 | ||
| 1 Introduction | 51 | ||
| 2 Production regions and their agro-ecologies | 52 | ||
| 3 Phylogeny, domestication/spread and genetic resources | 54 | ||
| 4 Problems addressable by breeding | 56 | ||
| 5 Breeding methods | 58 | ||
| 6 New technologies | 59 | ||
| 7 Success stories | 62 | ||
| 8 Future trends | 63 | ||
| 9 Where to look for further information | 64 | ||
| 10 References | 64 | ||
| Chapter 4 Improving cultivation of lentil | 71 | ||
| Part 2 Cultivation of cowpea, faba beans and pigeonpea | 213 | ||
| Chapter 10 Breeding improved varieties of cowpea | 215 | ||
| 1 Introduction | 215 | ||
| 2 Production constraints | 217 | ||
| 3 Cowpea breeding programmes and past challenges | 217 | ||
| 4 Cowpea breeding at IITA | 218 | ||
| 5 Highlights of progress made | 220 | ||
| 6 Cowpea international trials | 227 | ||
| 7 Future trends and conclusion | 227 | ||
| 8 Where to look for further information | 230 | ||
| 9 References | 230 | ||
| Chapter 11 Improving cultivation of cowpea in West Africa | 235 | ||
| 1 Introduction | 235 | ||
| 2 Optimal plant population | 236 | ||
| 3 Plant configuration in intercropping systems \nin West Africa | 237 | ||
| 4 Manipulating planting dates to improve cowpea productivity | 241 | ||
| 5 Nutrient management for increased cowpea productivity | 244 | ||
| 6 Integrated pest management (IPM) in cowpea production | 245 | ||
| 7 Future trends and conclusion | 247 | ||
| 8 Where to look for further information | 247 | ||
| 9 References | 248 | ||
| Chapter 12 Developing improved varieties of faba bean | 253 | ||
| 1 Introduction | 253 | ||
| 2 Heat tolerance | 255 | ||
| 3 Drought tolerance | 255 | ||
| 4 Herbicide tolerance | 256 | ||
| 5 Breeding for resistance to foliar diseases | 257 | ||
| 6 Breeding for broomrape resistance | 258 | ||
| 7 Biological nitrogen fixation | 258 | ||
| 8 Major achievements | 259 | ||
| 9 Future trends and conclusion | 262 | ||
| 10 References | 263 | ||
| Chapter 13 Efficient and sustainable production of faba bean | 269 | ||
| 1 Introduction | 269 | ||
| 2 Faba bean production in China | 270 | ||
| 3 Faba bean production in Central and West Asia, North Africa regions (CWANA) | 274 | ||
| 4 Faba bean breeding | 276 | ||
| 5 Faba bean genetic and genomic resources | 278 | ||
| 6 Faba bean management with limited water resources | 280 | ||
| 7 Faba bean BNF | 282 | ||
| 8 Faba bean mineral nutrient requirements | 283 | ||
| 9 Conclusion | 287 | ||
| 10 Where to look for further information | 288 | ||
| 11 References | 288 | ||
| Chapter 14 Developing improved varieties of pigeonpea | 297 | ||
| 1 Introduction | 297 | ||
| 2 Pigeonpea for nutritional security | 298 | ||
| 3 Factors affecting stability of pigeonpea production | 299 | ||
| 4 Genetic factors influencing sustainability of pigeonpea production | 303 | ||
| 5 Enhancing pigeonpea sustainability through crop modelling | 306 | ||
| 6 Enhancing sustainability through an efficient seed system | 307 | ||
| 7 Enhancing sustainability through plant breeding | 308 | ||
| 8 Pigeonpea hybrids for greater productivity and sustainability | 316 | ||
| 9 Future trends and conclusion | 320 | ||
| 10 Where to look for further information | 321 | ||
| 11 References | 321 | ||
| Chapter 15 Improving the cultivation of pigeonpea | 327 | ||
| 1 Introduction | 327 | ||
| 2 Seeds and sowing | 329 | ||
| 3 Intercropping/mixed cropping | 334 | ||
| 4 Nutrient management | 336 | ||
| 5 Water management | 341 | ||
| 6 Efficient use of fertilizer and water | 343 | ||
| 7 Weed management | 347 | ||
| 8 Agronomic management of pigeonpea hybrids | 349 | ||
| 9 Early-maturing pigeonpea varieties | 351 | ||
| 10 Rabi and summer pigeonpea cultivation | 355 | ||
| 11 Harvesting, threshing and storage | 356 | ||
| 12 Conclusion | 356 | ||
| 13 Guidelines for future research | 357 | ||
| 14 Where to look for further information | 358 | ||
| 15 References | 359 | ||
| Index | 367 |