... in the chapter entitled “Biology of Food Legumes” in the book Biology and Breeding of Food Legumes (Chaturvedi et al. 2011). Readers, however, do not get core material on pollination and floral biology for breeding strategies.
A transgenic approach to alfalfa has also been used jointly by Monsanto and Forage Genetics International to develop a Roundup Ready alfalfa tolerant to glyphosate. This agreement became operative in 1997 and it is very important ...
It is mostly made of black clay with a granular structure in the top layers . This soil is fertile with 100 % base saturation and a high cation exchange capacity ( CEC ) ( Moyo , 2001 ) . Prior to the 2001/2002 cropping season the land ...
This book covers all aspect of legume production management technologies, plant ecological response, nutrients management, biological nitrogen fixation, molecular approaches, potential cultivars, biodiversity management under climate change ...
In contrast , the starch - storing plastids of developing pea embryos ( and probably other grain legumes , which ... division phase of the faba bean embryo ( 15-18 days after flowering ; DAF ) starch is mainly found in two layers of the ...
The water and oil holding properties of legume proteins may be essential in formulation of food products such as meat, ... Emulsions are thermodynamically unstable and with time separate into oil and liquid layers due to collision and ...
The specially developed nodule structures of grain legumes support the atmospheric N fixation process with the help of the enzyme nitrogenase. In addition to the nitrogen storage in proteins, some legumes also have an extra layer of ...
Similarly, wild species of genus Cajanus that are (partially) cross-compatible with pigeon pea has been used ... to improve chickpea by the develop- employment of suitable molecular markers coupled with ment of novel genetic resources ...
Cool season grain legumes (pea, faba bean, lentil, chickpea and grass pea) constitute a set of important leguminous species mainly for food ... The oldest archaeological remains are dated around 10,000 BP in aceramic Neolithic layers.
Grain legumes are of two main types : those in which energy is stored as fat ( e.g. groundnuts , lupins and soybeans ) , and those in which energy is stored as starch or gum ... Tannins are found in the outer layers of the seed - coat .