Grain Legumes

by Antonio M. De Ron (Editor)

Overview

This book is devoted to grain legumes and include eight chapters devoted to the breeding of specific grain legume crops and five general chapters dealing with important topics which are common to most of the species in focus. Soybean is not included in the book as it is commonly considered an oil crop more than a grain legume and is included in the Oil Crops Volume of the Handbook of Plant Breeding.​Legume species belong to the Fabaceae family and are characterized by their fruit, usually called pod. Several species of this family were domesticated by humans, such as soybean, common bean, faba bean, pea, chickpea, lentil, peanut, or cowpea. Some of these species are of great relevance as human and animal food. Food legumes are consumed either by their immature pod or their dry seeds, which have a high protein content. Globally, grain legumes are the most relevant source of plant protein, especially in many countries of Africa and Latin America, but there are some constraints in their production, such as a poor adaptation, pest and diseases and unstable yield. Current research trends in Legumes are focused on new methodologies involving genetic and omic studies, as well as new approaches to the genetic improvement of these species, including the relationships with their symbiotic rhizobia.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493945474
Publisher:	Springer New York
Publication date:	10/22/2016
Series:	Handbook of Plant Breeding , #10
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Pages:	438
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.04(d)

About the Author

Antonio M. De Ron is Research Professor at the Misión Biológica de Galicia (MBG), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) in Pontevedra, Spain. He received both his graduate and doctorate in Biology from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC, Spain). Initially he worked as a postgraduate student in plant protection at the National Institute for Agricultural Research (INIA, Spain). In 1988, Prof De Ron gained a staff position as scientist at the MBG working on legume genetics, germplasm and breeding and he is currently the leader of the Biology of Agrosystems Research Group. He was also part-time lecturer of genetics and breeding at the USC. Currently he is also serving as Leader of the Protein Crops Working Group of the European Association for Research on Plant Breeding (EUCARPIA, The Netherlands). He has published many scientific articles, books and monographs, as well as several educational publications. Prof De Ron has won awards for his work and is well recognized in the international scientific community for his achievements.

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. Common Bean

Antonio M. De Ron, Roberto Papa, Elena Bichi, Ana M. González, Daniel G. Debouck, Mark A. Brick, Deidré Fourie, Frédéric Marsolais, James Beaver, Valérie Geffroy, Phillip McClean, Marta Santalla, Rafael Lozano, Fernando Juan Yuste-Lisbona, Pedro A. Casquero

Chapter 2. Pea

Thomas D. Warkentin, Petr Smýkal, Clarice J. Coyne, Norman Weeden, Claire Domoney, Deng-Jin Bing, Antonio Leonforte, Zong Xuxiao, Girish Prasad Dixit, Lech Boros, Kevin E. McPhee, Rebecca J. McGee, Judith Burstin, Thomas Henry Noel Ellis

Chapter 3. Chickpea

Teresa Millán, Eva Madrid, José I. Cubero, Moez Amri, Patricia Castro, Josefa Rubio

Chapter 4. Lentil

Thomas R. Stefaniak, Kevin E. McPhee

Chapter 5. Faba Bean

Gérard Duc, Jelena M. Aleksić, Pascal Marget, Aleksandar Mikic, Jeffrey Paull, Robert J. Redden, Olaf Sass, Frederick L. Stoddard, Albert Vandenberg, Margarita Vishnyakova, Ana M. Torres

Chapter 6. Lupins

Wojciech Swięcicki, Magdalena Kroc, Katarzyna Anna Kamel

Chapter 7. Cowpea

Ousmane Boukar, Christian A. Fatokun, Philip A. Roberts, Michael Abberton, Bao Lam Huynh, Timothy J. Close, Stephen Kyei-Boahen, Thomas J.V. Higgins, Jeffrey D. Ehlers

Chapter 8. Grass Pea

Nuno Felipe Almeida, Diego Rubiales, Maria Carlota Vaz Patto

Chapter 9. The Legume-Rhizobia Symbiosis

Jean-Jacques Drevon, Nora Alkama, Adnane Bargaz, A. Paula Rodiño, Kiriya Sungthongw

ises, Mainassara Zaman-Allah

Chapter 10. Nutritional Value

Francesca Sparvoli, Roberto Bollini, Eleonora Cominelli

Chapter 11. Seed Physiology and Germination of Grain Legumes

Jaime Kigel, Leah Rosental, Aaron Fait

Chapter 12. Reproductive Biology of Grain Legumes

María José Suso, Penelope J. Bebeli, Reid G. Palmer

Chapter 13. Grain Legume Cropping Systems in Temperate Climates

Thomas F. Döring