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ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE CULTIVATION OF GRAIN LEGUMES VOLUME 2
IMPROVING CULTIVATION OF PARTICULAR GRAIN LEGUMES |
| By: |
Dr Shoba Sivasankar (Editor), Prof. James Kelly, Dr John Ojiem |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
| List price:
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£204.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1786761416 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781786761415 |
| Publisher: |
BURLEIGH DODDS SCIENCE PUBLISHING LIMITED |
| Pub. date: |
31 October, 2017 |
| Series: |
Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science 36 |
| Pages: |
360 |
| Description: |
The second volume in this collection focusses on improving the cultivation of particular grain legumes, starting with common beans, chickpeas, lentils, soybeans and groundnuts. A second group of chapters discusses cowpea, faba beans and pigeonpea. |
| Synopsis: |
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 Part 1 covers common beans, chickpeas, lentils, soybeans and groundnuts. Part 2 discusses 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. |
| Illustrations: |
Color tables, photos and figures |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |