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9781845932138

Chickpea Breeding and Management

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  • ISBN13:

    9781845932138

  • ISBN10:

    1845932137

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2007-05-31
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

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Summary

The chickpea is an ancient crop that is still important in both developed and developing nations. This authoritative account by international experts covers all aspects of chickpea breeding and management, and the integrated pest management and biotechnology applications that are important to its improvement. With topics covered including origin and taxonomy, ecology, distribution and genetics, this book combines the many and varied research issues impacting on production and utilization of the chickpea crop on its journey from paddock to plate.

Table of Contents

Contributorsp. ix
Prefacep. xvii
Forewordp. xix
Forewordp. xxi
Acknowledgementsp. xxiii
History and Origin of Chickpeap. 1
Taxonomy of the Genus Cicer Revisitedp. 14
The Ecology of Chickpeap. 47
Uses, Consumption and Utilizationp. 72
Nutritional Value of Chickpeap. 101
Antinutritional Factorsp. 143
Area, Production and Distributionp. 167
Chickpea: Rhizobium Management and Nitrogen Fixationp. 179
Chickpea in Cropping Systemsp. 193
Nutrient Management in Chickpeap. 213
Weed Management in Chickpeap. 233
Irrigation Management in Chickpeap. 246
Integrated Crop Production and Management Technology of Chickpeap. 268
Commercial Cultivation and Profitabilityp. 291
Genetics and Cytogeneticsp. 321
Utilization of Wild Relativesp. 338
Biodiversity Management in Chickpeap. 355
Conventional Breeding Methodsp. 369
Breeding Achievementsp. 391
Chickpea Seed Productionp. 417
Ciceromics: Advancement in Genomics and Recent Molecular Techniquesp. 445
Development of Transgenics in Chickpeap. 458
Abiotic Stressesp. 474
Diseases and Their Managementp. 497
Host Plant Resistance and Insect Pest Management in Chickpeap. 520
Storage of Chickpeap. 538
International Tradep. 555
Crop Simulation Models for Yield Predictionp. 576
Chickpea Farmersp. 602
Genotype by Environment Interaction and Chickpea Improvementp. 617
Indexp. 631
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