Main description:

The lentil was one of the first foods ever to have been cultivated. This book presents the most comprehensive and up-to-date review of research on lentil production, biotic and abiotic stress management, quality seed production, storage techniques and lentil growing around the world. This book will be of great value to legume breeders, scientists, nutritionists, academic researchers, graduate students, farmers, traders and consumers in the developed and the developing world.

Contents:

Contents: About the Editors: List of Contributors: Preface: 1. History and Origin; J. S. Sandhu and S. Singh.- 2. Biodiversity Management; B. Redden, N. Maxted, B. Furman and C. Coyne.- 3. Adaptation and Ecology; M. Andrews and B. A. McKenzie.- 4. Uses and Consumption; S. S. Yadav, A. H. Rizvi, M. Manohar, S. Gailing, G. Mateljan, R. Shrestha, M. Yadav, P. N. Bahl and G. Bejiga.- 5. Nutritional Value; G. Urbano, J. M. Porres, J. Frias, and C. Vidal-Valverde.- 6. Global Production and World Trade; D. McNeil, G. D. Hill, M. Materne, B. A. McKenzie.- 7. Lentil-Based Cropping Systems.- H. S. Sekhon, G. Singh and H. Ram.- 8. Rhizobium Management and Nitrogen fixation; D. McNeil and M. Materne.- 9. Nutrient Management; B.A. McKenzie, M. Andrews and G. D. Hill.- 10. Weed Management; J. Brand, N.T. Yaduraju, B. G. Shivakumar and L. McMurray.- 11. Irrigation Management; B.A. McKenzie, G.D. Hill and M. Andrews.- 12. Commercial Cultivation and Profitability; M. Materne and A. R. Reddy.- 13. Genetics and Cytogenetics; S. K. Mishra, B. Sharma and S. K. Sharma.- 14. Mutation Breeding; C. Toker, S. S. Yadav and I. S. Solanki.- 15. Wild relatives and biotechnological approaches; P. A. Davies, M. M. Lulsdorf and M. Ahmad.- 16. Breeding Methods and Achievements; M. Materne and D. McNeil.- 17. Varietal adaptation and Plant Type; I. S. Solanki , P. N. Bahl and S. S. Yadav.- 18. Lensomics: Advances in genomics and molecular techniques; R. Ford, B. Mustafa, P. Inder, R. Shaikh, M. Materne and P. Taylor.- 19. Quality Seed Production; Z. Bishaw, A. A. Niane and Y. Gan.- 20. Abiotic Stresses; M. Materne, D. McNeil, K. Hobson and R. Ford.- 21. Diseases Management; P. Taylor, K. Lindbeck, W. Chen and R. Ford.- 22. Insect Pests and Their Management; P. C. Stevenson, M. K. Dhillon, H. C. Sharma, and M. El Bouhssini.- 23. Drying and Storage; P. K. Ghosh, D. S. Jayas, C. Srivastava, A. N. Jha.- 24. Lentil Growers; S. S. Yadav, A. H. Rizvi, M. Manohar, R. Shrestha, C. Chen, G. Bejiga, W.Chen, M. Yadav and P. N. Bahl.- Index.