Chickpea Breeding and Management

The chickpea is an ancient crop that is still important in both developed and developing nations. This authoritative account by international experts covers all aspects of chickpea breeding and management, and the integrated pest management and biotechnology applications that are important to its improvement. With topics covered including origin and taxonomy, ecology, distribution and genetics, this book combines the many and varied research issues impacting on production and utilization of the chickpea crop on its journey from paddock to plate.

Contributors	p. ix
Preface	p. xvii
Foreword	p. xix
Foreword	p. xxi
Acknowledgements	p. xxiii
History and Origin of Chickpea	p. 1
Taxonomy of the Genus Cicer Revisited	p. 14
The Ecology of Chickpea	p. 47
Uses, Consumption and Utilization	p. 72
Nutritional Value of Chickpea	p. 101
Antinutritional Factors	p. 143
Area, Production and Distribution	p. 167
Chickpea: Rhizobium Management and Nitrogen Fixation	p. 179
Chickpea in Cropping Systems	p. 193
Nutrient Management in Chickpea	p. 213
Weed Management in Chickpea	p. 233
Irrigation Management in Chickpea	p. 246
Integrated Crop Production and Management Technology of Chickpea	p. 268
Commercial Cultivation and Profitability	p. 291
Genetics and Cytogenetics	p. 321
Utilization of Wild Relatives	p. 338
Biodiversity Management in Chickpea	p. 355
Conventional Breeding Methods	p. 369
Breeding Achievements	p. 391
Chickpea Seed Production	p. 417
Ciceromics: Advancement in Genomics and Recent Molecular Techniques	p. 445
Development of Transgenics in Chickpea	p. 458
Abiotic Stresses	p. 474
Diseases and Their Management	p. 497
Host Plant Resistance and Insect Pest Management in Chickpea	p. 520
Storage of Chickpea	p. 538
International Trade	p. 555
Crop Simulation Models for Yield Prediction	p. 576
Chickpea Farmers	p. 602
Genotype by Environment Interaction and Chickpea Improvement	p. 617
Index	p. 631
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