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Ricebean

Exploiting the Nutritional Potential of an Underutilized Legume

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Authors:
  1. Rajan Katoch

    1. Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishivishvavidyala, Palampur, India

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  • Discusses the inherent potential of the ricebean legume as a nutrition source

  • Collates findings and data based on 15 years of research

  • Provides a comprehensive discussion on the future prospects of this crop

  • Offers a valuable resource for researchers and policymakers

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxii
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  2. Underutilized Crops: An Overview

    • Rajan Katoch
    Pages 1-27

  3. Status of Research on Underutilized Crops for Food Security

    • Rajan Katoch
    Pages 29-40

  4. Prospects of Underutilized Crops in Combating Poverty, Malnutrition, and Hunger

    • Rajan Katoch
    Pages 41-45

  5. Constraints in Research, Promotion and Utilization of Underutilized Crops

    • Rajan Katoch
    Pages 47-54

  6. Rice Bean: A Potential Underutilized Legume

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    Pages 55-79

  7. Rice Bean Agronomy

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    Pages 81-89

  8. Morpho-Physiological and Productivity Attributes of Rice Bean

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    Pages 91-102

  9. Nutritional Potential of Rice Bean

    • Rajan Katoch
    Pages 103-128

  10. Incrimnating Factors in Rice Bean

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    Pages 129-158

  11. Tackling Incriminating Factors

    • Rajan Katoch
    Pages 159-178

  12. Rice Bean Foliage as Fodder

    • Rajan Katoch
    Pages 179-203

  13. Rice Bean: A Soil Enricher

    • Rajan Katoch
    Pages 205-214

  14. Effect of Fertilizers on Rice Bean Productivity and Quality

    • Rajan Katoch
    Pages 215-232

  15. Insect Pest Resistance Factors in Rice Bean

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    Pages 233-270

  16. Prospects of Inhibitory Proteins in Imparting Insect–Pest Resistance

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    Pages 271-291

  17. Nutraceutical Potential of Rice Bean

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    Pages 293-314

  18. Value-Added Products from Rice Bean

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    Pages 315-346

  19. Common Diseases and Insect–Pests of Rice Bean

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    Pages 347-353

  20. Strategies for the Projection of Rice Bean as a Potential Pulse

    • Rajan Katoch
    Pages 355-360
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About this book

This book presents valuable research and advances in technologies related to ricebean cultivation production and utilization. Focusing on ricebean as a possible solution to the problems of nutritional insecurity and growing populations in developing countries, it provides comprehensive insights into its nutritional significance as an alternative food legume and discusses its utilization to prevent potential food calamities. This book is a valuable resource for food scientists and technologists, agricultural scientists, nutritionists and researchers.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishivishvavidyala, Palampur, India

    Rajan Katoch

About the author

Dr. Rajan Katoch is currently working as Senior Scientist at the Department of Crop Improvement at CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishivishvavidyalaya, Palampur. He has more than twenty years’ research experience in the field of biochemistry and biotechnology. He is actively involved in research in the field of biochemistry and molecular biology and headed more than ten research projects as Principal Investigator funded by prestigious organizations. He has received several prestigious awards and honors, such as the Young Scientist Award 2001, an award from CSIR, Govt. of India for excellence in biochemistry, Group Study Exchange (GSE) fellowship for South America (Brazil) in 2005, ICAR fellowship in 2011 and DBT Crest award in 2012. He has also received “appreciation awards” from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for his exemplary work on ricebean protease inhibitor as a transgene for resistance in 2011 and for cloning of genes from ricebean for Hessian fly resistance in wheat in 2012. He is a fellow and member of various professional societies and secretary of the Indian Society of Agricultural Biochemists. He has published over 150 papers in high impact peer reviewed international and national journals and has authored twelve successful books.



Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Ricebean

  • Book Subtitle: Exploiting the Nutritional Potential of an Underutilized Legume

  • Authors: Rajan Katoch

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5293-9

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-5292-2Published: 25 July 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-5295-3Published: 26 July 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-5293-9Published: 24 July 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXXII, 365

  • Number of Illustrations: 65 b/w illustrations, 76 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Food Science, Plant Sciences, Agriculture, Plant Biochemistry, Biomedicine, general

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