Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction - Perspectives on Legume Production and Use in European Agriculture / Christine A. Watson and Frederick L. Stoddard -- The Role of Legumes in Bringing Protein to the Table / Donal Murphy-Bokern, Alain Peeters and Henk Westhoek -- Nitrogen and Phosphorus Losses from Legume-supported Cropping/ Michael Williams, Valentini A. Pappa and Robert Rees -- Legume Crops and Biodiversity / Georg Everwand, Susannah Cass, Jens Dauber, Michael Williams and Jane Stout -- Grain Legumes: an Overview / Frederick L. Stoddard -- Lupins in European Cropping Systems / Fabio Gresta, Michael Wink, Udo Prins, Michael Abberton, Jessica Capraro, Alessio Scarafoni and George Hill -- Developing Soy Production in Central and Northern Europe / Fredrik Fogelberg and Jürgen Recknagel -- Legume-based Green Manure Crops / John A. Baddeley, Valentini A. Pappa, Aurelio Pristeri, Göran Bergkvist, Michele Monti, Moritz Reckling, Nicole Schäfke and Christine A. Watson -- White Clover Supported Pasture-based Systems in North-west Europe / James Humphreys, Paul Phelan, Dejun Li, William Burchill, Jørgen Eriksen, Imelda Casey, Daniel Enríquez-Hidalgo and Karen Søegaard -- Red Clover in Cropping Systems / Bodil Frankow-Lindberg -- Lucerne (Alfalfa) in European Cropping Systems/ Bernadette Julier, François Gastal, Gaëtan Louarn, Isabelle Badenhausser, Paolo Annicchiarico, Gilles Crocq, Denis Le Chatelier, Eric Guillemot and Jean-Claude Emile -- Mixtures of Legumes for Forage Production / Branko Ćupina, Aleksandar Mikić, Đorđe Krstić, Svetlana Vujić, Lana Zorić, Vuk Đorđević and Pero Erić -- Introducing Legumes into European Cropping Systems: Farm-level Economic Effects / Sara Preissel, Moritz Reckling, Johann Bachinger and Peter Zander -- Optimizing Legume Cropping: the Policy Questions / Tom Kuhlman, John Helming and Vincent Linderhof -- Developing Legume Cropping: Looking Forward / Donal Murphy-Bokern.

This book is a contribution to the debate and knowledge for the rebalancing of farming and food using legumes. The main aim is to help people who are involved in developing cropping systems: the decision makers of today and today's students who are the decision makers of tomorrow. It is aimed at all relevant decision makers: farmers, professionals who support innovation in farming, and the policy community in its widest sense. It contains 13 chapters describing various aspects of the use of legumes (including grain and feed legumes) in European cropping systems. Each chapter provides deep insight into the relevant literature to support understanding rather than a comprehensive academic review. The aim is to empower the reader with insights and understanding of the underlying processes that influence cropping system development.

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