Developing Climate Resilient Grain and Forage Legumes [E-Book]

Chapter 1. Improving chickpea genetic gain under rising drought and heat stress using breeding approaches and modern technologies -- Chapter 2. Breeding chickpea for climate resilience: An overview -- Chapter 3. Reduction of Phytic Acid and Enhancement of Bioavailable Micronutrients in Common Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in Changing Climatic Scenario -- Chapter 4. Developing climate resilient Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L].Walp) through genomics-assisted breeding approaches -- Chapter 5. Fenugreek, a legume spice and multi-use crop adapted to a changing climate -- Chapter 6. Grass pea an inherent abiotic stress tolerant legume: Current status and future scope under changing environment -- Chapter 7. Breeding groundnut cultivars for resilience to climate change effects -- Chapter 8. Horse gram, an underutilized climate-resilient legume: Breeding and genomic approach for improving future genetic gain.-Chapter 9. Understanding abiotic stress responses in lentil under changing climate regimes -- Chapter 10. Approaches towards developing heat and drought tolerance in Mungbean -- Chapter 11. A Review on Stress Physiology and Breeding Potential of an underutilized, multipurpose legume: Rice Bean (Vigna umbellata) -- Chapter 12. Physiological Traits Based Breeding to Achieve Higher Yield in soybean Crop -- Chapter 13. Sunnhemp-A Climate Smart Crop.

This edited book covers all aspects of grain legumes including negative impact of abiotic and biotic stresses under the changing global climate. It discusses the role of various subject disciplines ranging from plant breeding, genetics, plant physiology, molecular biology, and genomics to high-throughput phenotyping and other emerging technologies for sustaining global grain and fodder legume production to alleviate impending global food crises. The book offers strategies to ensure plant-based dietary protein security across the globe. It covers all major commercial legume crops used as food, feed and fodder. This book is targeted to graduate and postgraduate students, researchers, progressive farmers and policymakers to inform them of the importance of cultivating grain and fodder legumes for future global food and nutritional security and for maintaining sustainable ecosystem.