The Lentil: Botany, Production and Uses

478 Pages·2009·4.34 MB·English

by  W. Erskine

The Lentil
Botany, Production and Uses
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The Lentil
Botany, Production and Uses
Edited by
William Erskine,1 Fred J. Muehlbauer,2 Ashutosh Sarker3
and Balram Sharma4
1Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture (CLIMA), The University of
Western Australia, Australia
2USDA-ARS, 303 Johnson Hall, Washington State University, USA
3International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA),
Aleppo, Syria
4Division of Genetics, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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The lentil : botany, production and uses / William Erskine . . . [et al.], editors.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-84593-487-3 (alk. paper)
1. Lentils. 2. Lentils–Research. I. Erskine, William. II. Title.
SB351.L55L46 2009
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Contents
Contributors vii
Foreword xi
1. Introduction 1
W. Erskine, F.J. Muehlbauer, A. Sarker and B. Sharma
2. Global Production, Supply and Demand 4
W. Erskine
3. Origin, Phylogeny, Domestication and Spread 13
J.I. Cubero, M. Pérez de la Vega and R. Fratini
4. Plant Morphology, Anatomy and Growth Habit 34
M.C. Saxena
5. Agroecology and Crop Adaptation 47
M. Materne and K.H.M. Siddique
6. Genetic Resources: Collection, Characterization, Conservation
and Documentation 64
B.J. Furman, C. Coyne, B. Redden, S.K. Sharma and M. Vishnyakova
7. Genetics of Economic Traits 76
B. Sharma
8. Genetic Enhancement for Yield and Yield Stability 102
A. Sarker, A. Aydogan, S. Chandra, M. Kharrat and S. Sabaghpour
9. Breeding for Short Season Environments 121
M. Matiur Rahman, A. Sarker, S. Kumar, A. Ali, N.K. Yadav and M. Lutfor Rahman
10. Improvement in Developed Countries 137
F.J. Muehlbauer, M. Mihov, A. Vandenberg, A. Tullu and M. Materne
11. Advances in Molecular Research 155
R. Ford, B. Mustafa, M. Baum and P.N. Rajesh
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12. Breeding and Management to Minimize the Effects of Drought and
Improve Water Use Effi ciency 172
R. Shrestha, K.H.M. Siddique, D.W. Turner and N.C. Turner
13. Soil Nutrient Management 194
S.S. Yadav, D.L. McNeil, M. Andrews, C. Chen, J. Brand, G. Singh,
B.G. Shivakumar and B. Gangaiah
14. Cropping Systems and Production Agronomy 213
M. Ali, K.K. Singh, S.C. Pramanik and M. Omar Ali
15. Biological Nitrogen Fixation and Soil Health Improvement 229
M.A. Quinn
16. Mechanization 248
J. Diekmann and Y. Al-Saleh
17. Diseases and their Management 262
W. Chen, A.K. Basandrai, D. Basandrai, S. Banniza, B. Bayaa, L. Buchwaldt,
J. Davidson, R. Larsen, D. Rubiales and P.W.J. Taylor
18. Insect Pests and their Management 282
R. Ujagir and O.M. Byrne
19. Virus Diseases and their Control 306
S.G. Kumari, R. Larsen, K.M. Makkouk and M. Bashir
20. Weed Management 326
J.P. Yenish, J. Brand, M. Pala and A. Haddad
21. Parasitic Weeds 343
D. Rubiales, M. Fernández-Aparicio and A. Haddad
22. Seed Quality and Alternative Seed Delivery Systems 350
Z. Bishaw, M. Makkawi and A. Aziz Niane
23. Nutritional and Health-benefi cial Quality 368
M.A. Grusak
24. Postharvest Processing and Value Addition 391
Albert Vandenberg
25. Food Preparation and Use 408
R.S. Raghuvanshi and D.P. Singh
26. The Impact of Improvement Research: the Case of Bangladesh and Ethiopia 425
A.A. Aw-Hassan, S. Regassa, Q.M. Shafi qul Islam and A. Sarker
Index 447
The colour plate section can be found following p.224
Contributors
Ali, Asghar, Pulse Programme, National Agricultural Research Centre, Park Road, Islamabad,
Pakistan, [email protected]
Ali, Masood, Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur 208024, Uttar Pradesh, India, masoodali53@
rediffmail.com
Ali, Mohamed Omar, Pulses Research Centre, Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute, Ishurdi,
Pabna, Bangladesh, [email protected]
Al-Saleh, Yahya, University of Aleppo, Agricultural Faculty, Rural Engineering Department, Aleppo,
Syria, [email protected]
Andrews, Mitchell, School of Sciences, University of Sunderland, Sunderland SR1 3SD, UK, mitch-
[email protected]
Aw-Hassan, Aden A., International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA),
PO Box 5466, Aleppo, Syria, [email protected]
Aydogan, A., Central Research Institute for Field Crops (CRIFC), Ankara, Turkey, akadir602000@
yahoo.com
Banniza, Sabine, Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive,
Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, Canada, [email protected]
Basandrai, Ashwani K., CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Hill Agricultural Research
and Extension Centre, Dhaulakuan, Dist. Sirmour-173001, India, [email protected]
Basandrai, Daisy, CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Hill Agricultural Research and
Extension Centre, Dhaulakuan, Dist. Sirmour-173001, India, [email protected]
Bashir, Muhammad, Crop Diseases Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Centre
(NARC), Park Road, Islamabad, Pakistan, [email protected]
Baum, Michael, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), PO Box
5466, Aleppo, Syria, [email protected]
Bayaa, Bassam, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Aleppo and International Center for Agri-
cultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), PO Box 5466, Aleppo, Syria, [email protected]
Bishaw, Zewdie, Seed Unit, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
(ICARDA), PO Box 5466, Aleppo, Syria, [email protected]
Brand, Jason, Department of Primary Industries Victoria, Horsham, Private Bag 260, Horsham,
Victoria 3401, Australia, [email protected]
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viii Contributors
Buchwaldt, Lone, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 107 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 0X2,
Canada, [email protected]
Byrne, Oonagh M., School of Plant Biology/Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture
(M080), The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley WA 6009, Australia,
[email protected]
Chandra, S., Indian Institute of Pulses Research (IIPR), Kanpur 208024, Uttar Pradesh, India, mali@
iipr.ernet.in
Chen, Chengci, Central Agricultural Research Center, Montana State University, Moccasin, MT
59462, USA, [email protected]
Chen, Weidong, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agriculture Research Service
(ARS), Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA, [email protected]
Coyne, C., Western Regional Plant Introduction Station, 59 Johnson Hall, Pullman, WA, USA,
[email protected]
Cubero, J.I., Departamento de Mejora Genética Vegetal, Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible (CSIC),
Apartado 4084, 14080 Córdoba, Spain, [email protected]
Davidson, Jenny, South Australian Research and Development Institute, GPO Box 397, Adelaide, SA
5001, Australia, [email protected]
Diekmann, Jürgen, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), PO
Box 5466, Aleppo, Syria, [email protected]
Erskine, William, Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture (CLIMA), The University of
Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia, [email protected].
au
Fernández-Aparicio, M., Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, CSIC, Apdo 4084, E-14080 Córdoba,
Spain, [email protected]
Ford, Rebecca, BioMarka, Faculty of Land and Food Resources, The University of Melbourne, V ictoria,
3010, Australia, [email protected]
Fratini, R., Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad de León, León, Spain, richard.fratini@
unileon.es
Furman, B.J., United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agriculture Research Service (ARS),
Subarctic Agricultural Research Unit, 533 East Fireweed Avenue, Palmer, AK 99645, USA, Bonnie.
[email protected]
Gangaiah, B., Division of Agronomy, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India,
[email protected]
Grusak, Michael A., United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agriculture Research Service
(ARS), Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine,
1100 Bates Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA, [email protected]
Haddad, Atef, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), PO Box
5466, Aleppo, Syria, [email protected]
Islam, Q.M., Shafi qul, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Joydebpur, Gazipur-1701,
Bangladesh, qazishafi [email protected]
Kharrat, M., National Institute for Agronomic Research (INRAT), Tunis, Tunisia, moha.kharrat@
gmail.com
Kumar, Shiv, Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur 208024, India, [email protected]
Kumari, Safaa G., International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), PO
Box 5466, Aleppo, Syria, [email protected]
Larsen, Richard, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agriculture Research Service
(ARS), 24106 N. Bunn Road, Prosser, WA 99350, USA, [email protected]
Lutfor Rahman, M., Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Gazipur 1701, Bangladesh, L utfur@
bari.gov.bd
Makkawi, Mohamed, Seed Technology Unit, Dhaid Research Station, Ministry of Environment and
Water, PO Box 12503, Dhaid, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, [email protected]
Contributors ix
Makkouk, Khaled M., International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA),
PO Box 5466, Aleppo, Syria, [email protected]
Materne, M., Grains Innovation Park, Department of Primary Industries, Private Bag 260, Horsham,
Victoria 3401, Australia, [email protected]
Matiur Rahman, M., Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Gazipur 1701, Bangladesh,
[email protected]
McNeil, David L., School of Agricultural Science, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania,
Australia, [email protected]
Mihov, Miho, Dubroudja Agricultural Institute, General Toshevo, 9520, Bulgaria, [email protected]
Muehlbauer, Fred J., United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agriculture Research Service
(ARS), 303 Johnson Hall, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-6434, USA, m uehlbau@
wsu.edu
Mustafa, Barkat, BioMarka, Faculty of Land and Food Resources, The University of Melbourne,
Victoria, 3010, Australia, [email protected]
Niane, Abdoul Aziz, Seed Unit, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
(ICARDA), PO Box 5466, Aleppo, Syria, [email protected]
Pala, Mustafa, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), PO Box
5466, Aleppo, Syria, [email protected]
Pérez de la Vega, M., Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad de León, León, Spain, m.
[email protected]
Pramanik, S.C., Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur 208024, Uttar Pradesh, India,
[email protected]
Quinn, Mark A., Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
99164-6420, USA, [email protected]
Raghuvanshi, Rita S., Dean, College of Home Science, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and
Technology, Pantnagar 263145, India, [email protected]
Rajesh, P.N., United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agriculture Research Service (ARS)
and Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, 303 Johnson Hall, Washington State University, P ullman,
WA 99164-6434, USA, [email protected]
Redden, B., Australian Temperate Field Crops Collection, Department of Primary Industries, Private
Bag 260, Horsham, Victoria 3401, Australia, [email protected]
Regassa, Senait, Oxfam America-Horn of Africa Regional Offi ce, Addis Ababa, PO Box 25779 code
1000, Ethiopia, [email protected]
Rubiales, Diego, Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científi -
cas (CSIC), Apdo 4084, E-14080 Córdoba, Spain, [email protected]
Sabaghpour, S., Dryland Agricultural Research Institute, Kermenshah, Iran, [email protected]
Sarker, Ashutosh, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), PO
Box 5466, Aleppo, Syria, [email protected]
Saxena, Mohan C., A-22/7 DLF City, Phase 1, Gurgaon, Haryana 122002, India, m.saxena@cgiar.
org
Sharma, Balram, Division of Genetics, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012,
India, [email protected]
Sharma, S.K., National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Pusa Campus, New Delhi 110012, India,
[email protected]
Shivakumar, B.G., Division of Agronomy, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India,
[email protected]
Shrestha, R., National Grain Legumes Research Program, Rampur, Nepal, renuka_shrestha@hotmail.
com
Siddique, K.H.M., Institute of Agriculture/Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture, The
University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia,
[email protected]