Tropical Grain Legumes in Africa and South Asia
Author: Tsedeke Abate
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Published: 2012
Total Pages: 104
ISBN-13: 9789290665441
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Author: Tsedeke Abate
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Published: 2012
Total Pages: 104
ISBN-13: 9789290665441
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Tropical Legumes II Project
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Published: 2014
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9789290665595
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: National Research Council
Publisher: The Minerva Group, Inc.
Published: 2002-06
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9780894991929
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis National Academy of Sciences report describes plants of the family Leguminosae, all of them greatly underexploited. Some are extensively used in one part of the world but unknown elsewhere; others are virtually unknown to science but have particular attributes that suggest they could become major crops in the future; a few are already widespread but their possibilities are not yet fully realized.Most of the plants described in this book have the capacity to provide their own nitrogenous fertilizer through bacteria that live in nodules on their roots; the bacteria chemically convert nitrogen gas from the air into soluble compounds that the plant can absorb and utilize. As a result, legumes generally require no additional nitrogenous fertilizer for average growth. This is advantageous because commercial nitrogenous fertilizers are now extremely expensive for peasant farmers. This report demonstrates how farmers in developing countries, by using leguminous plants, can grow useful crops while avoiding that expense. However, the plants to be discussed here should be seen as complements to, not as substitutes for, conventional tropical crops.
Author: Essegbemon Akpo
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2021-01-11
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9811580146
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis open access book shares the experiences of Tropical Legumes III (TLIII) project in facilitating access to seed of improved legume varieties to smallholder farmers through innovation platforms. It highlights practices and guiding principles implemented in eight developing countries of sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. This book details key processes that respective teams employed to create an innovation space that delivers seed, other inputs, knowledge and financial services to agricultural communities and most importantly, the underserved farmers in remote areas of the drylands. It offers valuable insights into the pathway to establishing, promoting and operating innovation platforms to enhance the performance and competitiveness of legume crops’ value chains, and addresses critical issues that must be considered to make innovation platforms more sustainable and attractive to beneficiaries. The book offers a wealth of practical insights for development workers, technical staff, and project managers. This publication is all about TLIII community of practice. It will definitely inspire other development workers and scientists to share their own experiences for others to learn from.
Author: Antonio M. De Ron
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2015-08-27
Total Pages: 449
ISBN-13: 1493927973
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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.
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Publisher: IITA
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Total Pages: 80
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2006-10-27
Total Pages: 378
ISBN-13: 0309164540
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis report is the second in a series of three evaluating underexploited African plant resources that could help broaden and secure Africa's food supply. The volume describes the characteristics of 18 little-known indigenous African vegetables (including tubers and legumes) that have potential as food- and cash-crops but are typically overlooked by scientists and policymakers and in the world at large. The book assesses the potential of each vegetable to help overcome malnutrition, boost food security, foster rural development, and create sustainable landcare in Africa. Each species is described in a separate chapter, based on information gathered from and verified by a pool of experts throughout the world. Volume I describes African grains and Volume III African fruits.
Author: K. E. Giller
Publisher: CABI
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 443
ISBN-13: 1845933044
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNitrogen fixation by leguminous plants is especially important when farmers are trying to minimise fertilizer use for cost or environmental reasons. This second edition of the highly successful book, first published in 1991, contains thoroughly updated and revised material on the theory and practice of nitrogen fixation in tropical cropping systems.
Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Advisory Committee on Technology Innovation
Publisher: National Academies
Published: 1979
Total Pages: 348
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: H. C. Bittenbender
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Published: 1984
Total Pages: 36
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