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024 7 _a10.1079/9781845937669.0000
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245 0 0 _aBiology and breeding of food legumes
_h[electronic resource]
_cEdited by A. Pratap, J. Kumar.
250 _a1
260 _aWallingford UK
_bCABI
_c2011
264 1 _aWallingford UK
_bCABI
_c2011
300 _a418pp.;
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
347 _atext file
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347 _bPDF
490 1 _aCABI Books
520 _aFood legumes are important constituents of human and animal nutrition, supplying high quality proteins crucial for a balanced diet. These crops also play an important role in low-input agricultural production systems by fixing atmospheric nitrogen. Despite systematic and continuous breeding efforts by legume researchers all over the world, substantial genetic gains have not been achieved. These issues require immediate attention, and overall, a paradigm shift is needed in breeding strategies to strengthen our traditional crop improvement programs. To this end, Biology and Breeding of Food Legumes provides extensive information on their history, origin, evolution and botany, as well as breeding objectives and procedures, nutritional improvement, industrial uses, post-harvest technology and recent developments made through biotechnological intervention.
653 0 0 _aplants
653 0 0 _amolecular genetics
653 0 0 _aangiosperms
653 0 0 _agenetic manipulation
653 0 0 _ahistory
653 0 0 _alegumes
653 0 0 _aFabales
653 0 0 _abiotechnology
653 0 0 _aeukaryotes
653 0 0 _aeudicots
653 0 0 _aplant breeding
653 0 0 _aevolution
653 0 0 _ahybrids
653 0 0 _aSpermatophyta
653 0 0 _acrosses
653 0 0 _abiochemical genetics
653 0 0 _aFabaceae
653 0 0 _agenetic engineering
653 0 0 _ain vitro culture
700 1 _aPratap, A.
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700 1 _aKumar, J.
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776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
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856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1079/9781845937669.0000
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