The lentil : botany, production and uses

The lentil is a crop primarily grown in the developing world. It has the ability to use water efficiently and grow in marginal environments as well as being high in protein. This title includes chapters that outline improvements in production, such as water and soil nutrient management, agronomy, me...

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Other Authors: Erskine, William
Language:English
Published: Wallingford, U.K. ; Cambridge, MA: CABI, 2009.
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245 0 4 |a The lentil :   |b botany, production and uses   |c edited by William Erskine ... [et al.]. 
260 |a Wallingford, U.K. ;  |a Cambridge, MA:   |b CABI,   |c 2009. 
300 |a xi, 457 p., [8] p. of plates:   |b ill. (some col.), maps;   |c 26 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 |a 1. Global production, supply and demand -- 2. Origin, phylogeny, domestication and spread -- 3. Plant morphology, anatomy and growth habit -- 4. Agroecology and crop adaptation -- 5. Genetic resources : collection, characterization, conservation and documentation -- 6. Genetics of economic traits -- 7. Genetic enhancement for yield and yield stability -- 8. Breeding for short season environments -- 9. Improvement in developed countries -- 10. Advances in molecular research -- 11. Breeding and management to minimize the effects of drought and improve water use efficiency -- 12. Soil nutrient management -- 13. Cropping systems and production agronomy -- 14. Biological nitrogen fixation and soil health improvement -- 15. Mechanization -- 16. Diseases and their management -- 17. Insect pests and their management -- 18. Virus diseases and their control -- 19. Weed management -- 20. Parasitic weeds -- 21. Seed quality and alternative seed delivery systems -- 22. Nutritional and health-beneficial quality -- 23. Postharvest processing and value addition -- 24. Food preparation and use -- 25. The impact of improvement research : the case of Bangladesh and Ethiopia 
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700 1 |a Erskine, William  
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