The Lentil: Botany, Production and Uses

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CABI, 1 ene 2009 - 457 páginas
The lentil is a crop primarily grown in the developing world. It has the ability to use water efficiently and grow in marginal environments as well as being high in protein. This title includes chapters that outline improvements in production, such as water and soil nutrient management, agronomy, mechanization, and weed management.
 

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1 Introduction
1
2 Global Production Supply and Demand
4
3 Origin Phylogeny Domestication and Spread
13
4 Plant Morphology Anatomy and Growth Habit
34
5 Agroecology and Crop Adaptation
47
Collection Characterization Conservation and Documentation
64
7 Genetics of Economic Traits
76
8 Genetic Enhancement for Yield and Yield Stability
102
15 Biological Nitrogen Fixation and Soil Health Improvement
229
16 Mechanization
248
17 Diseases and their Management
262
18 Insect Pests and their Management
282
19 Virus Diseases and their Control
306
20 Weed Management
326
21 Parasitic Weeds
343
22 Seed Quality and Alternative Seed Delivery Systems
350

9 Breeding for Short Season Environments
121
10 Improvement in Developed Countries
137
11 Advances in Molecular Research
155
12 Breeding and Management to Minimize the Effects of Drought and Improve Water Use Efficiency
172
13 Soil Nutrient Management
194
14 Cropping Systems and Production Agronomy
213
The colour plate section
224
23 Nutritional and Healthbeneficial Quality
368
24 Postharvest Processing and Value Addition
391
25 Food Preparation and Use
408
the Case of Bangladesh and Ethiopia
425
Index
447
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