Chickpea Breeding and Management

by Shyam S Yadav, R R Redden, W Chen, Balram Sharma

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781845932138
Publisher:	CABI
Publication date:	03/28/2007
Series:	CABI Publishing Series
Pages:	638
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.75(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Contributors     ix
Preface     xvii
Foreword   Katherine Sierra, CGIAR     xix
Foreword   Edward Knipling, USDA     xxi
Acknowledgements     xxiii
History and Origin of Chickpea   R.J. Redden   J.D. Berger     1
Taxonomy of the Genus Cicer Revisited   L.J.G. van der Maesen   N. Maxted   F. Javadi   S. Coles   A.M.R. Davies     14
The Ecology of Chickpea   J.D. Berger   N.C. Turner     47
Uses, Consumption and Utilization   S.S. Yadav   N. Longnecker   F. Dusunceli   G. Bejiga   M. Yadav   A.H. Rizvi   M. Manohar   A.A. Reddy   Z. Xaxiao   W. Chen     72
Nutritional Value of Chickpea   J.A. Wood   M.A. Grusak     101
Antinutritional Factors   M. Muzquiz   J.A. Wood     143
Area, Production and Distribution   E.J. Knights   N. Acikgoz   T. Warkentin   G. Bejiga   S.S. Yadav   J.S. Sandhu     167
Chickpea: Rhizobium Management and Nitrogen Fixation   F. Kantar   F.Y. Hafeez   B.G. Shivakumar   S.P. Sundaram   N.A. Tejera   A. Aslam   A. Bano   P. Raja     179
Chickpea in Cropping Systems   A.F. Berrada   B.G. Shivakumar   N.T. Yaduraju     193
Nutrient Management in Chickpea   I.P.S. Ahlawat   B. Gangaiah   M. Ashraf Zahid     213
Weed Management in Chickpea   J.P. Yenish     233
Irrigation Management in Chickpea   H.S. Sekhon   G. Singh     246
Integrated Crop Production and Management Technology of Chickpea   S. Pande   Y. Gan   M. Pathak   S.S. Yadav     268
Commercial Cultivation and Profitability   A.A. Reddy   V.C. Mathur   M. Yadav   S.S. Yadav     291
Genetics and Cytogenetics   D. McNeil   F. Ahmad   S. Abbo   P.N. Bahl     321
Utilization of Wild Relatives   S. Abbo   R.J. Redden   S.S. Yadav     338
Biodiversity Management in Chickpea   R.J. Redden   B.J. Furman   H.D. Upadhyaya   R.P.S. Pundir   C.L.L. Gowda   C.J. Coyne   D. Enneking      355
Conventional Breeding Methods   P.M. Salimath   C. Toker   J.S. Sandhu   J. Kumar   B. Suma   S.S. Yadav   P.N. Bahl     369
Breeding Achievements   P.M. Gaur   C.L.L. Gowda   E.J. Knights   T. Warkentin   N. Acikgoz   S.S. Yadav   J. Kumar     391
Chickpea Seed Production   A.J.G. van Gastel   Z. Bishaw   A.A. Niane   B.R. Gregg   Y. Gan     417
Ciceromics: Advancement in Genomics and Recent Molecular Techniques   P.N. Rajesh   K.E. McPhee   R. Ford   C. Pittock   J. Kumar   F.J. Muehlbauer     445
Development of Transgenics in Chickpea   K.E. McPhee   J. Croser   B. Sarmah   S.S. Ali   D.V. Amla   P.N. Rajesh   H.B. Zhang   T.J. Higgins     458
Abiotic Stresses   C. Toker   C. Lluch   N.A. Tejera   R. Serraj   K.H.M. Siddique     474
Diseases and Their Management   G. Singh   W. Chen   D. Rubiales   K. Moore   Y.R. Sharma   Y. Gan     497
Host Plant Resistance and Insect Pest Management in Chickpea   H.C. Sharma   C.L.L. Gowda   P.C. Stevenson   T.J. Ridsdill-Smith   S.L. Clement   G.V. Ranga Rao   J. Romeis   M. Miles   M. El Bouhssini     520
Storage of Chickpea   C.J. Demianyk   N.D.G. White   D.S. Jayas     538
International Trade   F. Dusunceli   J.A. Wood   A. Gupta   M. Yadav   S.S. Yadav     555
Crop Simulation Models for Yield Prediction   M.R. Anwar   G. O'Leary   J. Brand   R.J. Redden     576
Chickpea Farmers   J. Kumar   F. Dusunceli   E.J. Knights   M. Materne   T. Warkentin   W. Chen   P.M. Gaur   G. Bejiga   S.S. Yadav   A. Satyanarayana   M.M. Rahman   M. Yadav     602
Genotype by Environment Interaction and Chickpea Improvement   J.D. Berger   J. Speijers   R.L. Sapra   U.C. Sood     617
Index     631