| Linking Research and Marketing Opportunities for Pulses in the 21st Century: Proceedings of the Third International Food Legumes Research Conference 2000 Edition Contributor(s): Knight, R. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0792355652 ISBN-13: 9780792355656 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $208.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2000 Annotation: The cool season food legumes are important in the nutrition of populations and livestock in many countries and play a valuable role in agricultural rotations improving the yields of other succeeding crops. This volume contains papers presented at the Third International Food Legume Conference which review the most recent research on these legumes and directly link this research to utilisation and marketing. Rapid changes are occurring in the production of the legumes in different countries and the contributors have considered the factors which are affecting the continuing success of these crops. The volume will be of interest to all persons seeking a comprehensive coverage of the grain legume industry, from researchers wishing to know of the most recent developments through to commodity traders wishing to follow changes in pulse marketing. Topics reviewed include international and regional production, improving yields and quality by breeding and cultural practices, prospects for improvement using gene technology, the status and use of the germplasm of the species, overcoming biotic and abiotic stresses, the value of the legumes in the nutrition of humans and animals, alternative uses following processing, and important considerations in trade and marketing. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Botany - Technology & Engineering | Food Science - General - Business & Economics | Economics - General |
| Dewey: 633.3 |
| LCCN: 98053212 |
| Series: Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agriculture |
| Physical Information: 1.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (2.63 lbs) 707 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Food legumes (pulses) playa role in human nutrition and more recently as animal feed, in the developing world. They contain minerals and vitamins essential for a balanced diet in humans. In many developing countries food legumes provide the necessary protein and amino acids (in predominantly vegetarian India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and Sri Lanka) and supplement the protein diet of people in other countries. Since 1980-82 per capita consumption has declined by 6 % in developing countries where relative pulse prices have gone up and consumption of animal protein (eg milk) has increased. The importance of legumes as animal feed is increasing. The compound growth rate for feed use during 1980-95 was 7. 97% compared to 1. 5% growth for food use during the same period (Kelly et aI., 1997). As an integral part of farming systems, food legumes, in rotation with cereals and tuber crops, assist in maintaining soil fertility and the sustainability of production systems (Rego et aI., 1996). Owing to higher prices in comparison with cereals, food legumes are increasingly being grown to supplement farmers' incomes. The major food legumes grown in developing countries are: dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), faba bean (Vicia faba), dry pea (Pisum sativum), chickpea (Cicer arietinum), lentil (Lens culinaris), mung bean (Vigna radiata), black gram (Vigna mungo) pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) and Lathyrns ( Lathyrus sativus). Oil crops such as groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) and soybean (Glycine max) are food legumes but are not discussed in this paper. |
