Lentil An Ancient Crop for Modern Times /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Yadav, Shyam S. (Editor), McNeil, David L. (Editor), Stevenson, Philip C. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2007.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Food > Biotechnology.; Nutrition.; Agriculture.; Plant science.; Botany.; Plant genetics.; Life Sciences.; Plant Genetics & Genomics.; Plant Sciences.; Food Science.

The lentil is one of the first foods to have been cultivated and has maintained excellent socio-economic value for over 8,000 years. The ancient crop is now a crop for modern times in both developing and eveloped countries today. The international market in recent years has increased significantly a...

Table of Contents:

• History and Origin
• Lens Biodiversity
• Adaptation and Ecology
• Uses and Consumption
• Nutritional Value
• Global Production and World Trade
• Lentil-Based Cropping Systems
• Rhizobium Management and Nitrogen Fixation
• Nutrient and Irrigation Management
• Weed Management
• Commercial cultivation and Profitability
• Genetics and Cytogenetics of Lentil
• Mutation Breeding
• Wild Relatives And Biotechnological Approaches
• Breeding Methods and Achievements
• Varietal Adaptation, Participatory Breeding and Plant Type
• Lensomics: Advances in Genomics and molecular Techniques for Lentil Breeding and Management
• Lentil Diseases
• Abiotic Stresses
• Insect Pests of Lentil and Their Management
• Quality Seed Production
• Drying and Storing Lentils: Engineering and Entomological Aspects
• Lentil Growers and Production Systems around the World.