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Genetic Resources and Their Exploitation — Chickpeas, Faba beans and Lentils

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Editors:
  1. John R. Witcombe

    1. South West Asia Program, FAO/IBPGR, ICARDA, Aleppo, Syria

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  2. William Erskine

    1. Lentil Breeder, ICARDA, Aleppo, Syria

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Part of the book series: Advances in Agricultural Biotechnology (AABI, volume 6)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Collection and Maintenance of Food Legume Genetic Resources

    1. Collection and Initial Processing of Food Legume Germplasm

      • J. R. Witcombe
      Pages 1-11

    2. Seed Storage, Viability and Rejuvenation

      • L. J. G. van der Maesen
      Pages 13-22

    3. Seed Drying and the Design and Costs of Cold Storage Facilities

      • J. R. Witcombe
      Pages 23-38

    4. Documentation of Germplasm Collections by Computer

      • J. R. Witcombe, W. Erskine
      Pages 39-50

    5. Collection, Isolation and Maintenance of Food Legume Rhizobia

      • Rafiqul Islam
      Pages 51-59

    6. Quarantine and Seed Health of Food Legumes

      • M. V. Reddy
      Pages 61-71

  3. Utilization of Food Legume Genetic Resources

    1. Utilization of Wild Relatives and Primitive Forms of Food Legumes

      • J. I. Cubero
      Pages 73-84

    2. Utilization of Genetic Resources in a National Food Legume Program

      • Nasri Haddad
      Pages 85-94

  4. Chickpea

    1. Taxonomy, Distribution and Evolution of the Chickpea and its Wild Relatives

      • L. J. G. van der Maesen
      Pages 95-104

    2. Collection and Evaluation of Chickpea Genetic Resources

      • K. B. Singh, R. S. Malhotra
      Pages 105-122

    3. Exploitation of Chickpea Genetic Resources

      • K. B. Singh, R. S. Malhotra
      Pages 123-130

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 239-256
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About this book

Chickpeas, faba beans and lentils are important pulse crops in the Mediterranean regi on and Mi ddl e East, where thei r hi gh protei n seed nutritionally complement cereal grain in the human diet. The by-products of these crops serve as a valuable feed for animals. Thanks to their ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen, the inclusion of these crops in the cropping system helps in the maintenance of the productivity of the soil and reduces the dependence of the farmer on fertilizer nitrogen to realise good yields. Being the site of original domestication of these legumes, the Fertile Crescent is bel ieved to possess their vast genetic diversity. In order to prevent the erosion of this genetic di'/ersity and to preserve it for posterity, it is necessary that a major effort is made for its expeditious collection, evaluation, documentation and safe storage. The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) being located in the Fertile Crescent has, within its mandate, the responsibility to act as a world centre for the work on the genetic resources of kabuli chickpeas, faba beans and lentils. The International Board of Plant Genetic Resources (IBPGR) has been strongly supporting ICARDA in this important activity.

Editors and Affiliations

  • South West Asia Program, FAO/IBPGR, ICARDA, Aleppo, Syria

    John R. Witcombe

  • Lentil Breeder, ICARDA, Aleppo, Syria

    William Erskine

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Genetic Resources and Their Exploitation — Chickpeas, Faba beans and Lentils

  • Editors: John R. Witcombe, William Erskine

  • Series Title: Advances in Agricultural Biotechnology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6131-9

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Martinus Nijhoff/Dr W. Junk Publishers, The Hague, and ICARDA 1984

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-247-2939-5Due: 31 March 1984

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-009-6133-3Published: 08 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-6131-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 272

  • Topics: Plant Sciences

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