Strategies for Improving Drought Resistance in Grain Legumes

Mechanisms of Drought Resistance in Grain Legumes I: Osmotic Adjustment

When crops are exposed to drought there is commonly an increase in solute-pool of the plant tissue. A series of experiments were conducted in 1994 and 1995 in the University of Hohenheim, Germany, to evaluate whether drought-induced solute accumulation per se will improve drought resistance, to determine the species of active osmotica involved, and to identify alternative mechanisms in grain le...

Nutritional value of grain legumes for ruminants.

C O N T E N T S I N T R O D U C T I O N . . COMPOSITION O F G R A I N L E G U M E S . D I G E S T I O N O F G R A I N L E G U M E C O M P O N E N T S . . S T U D I E S W I T H S Y N T H E T I C F I B R E B A G S I N C U B A T E D I N T H E R U M E N . . S T U D I E S E X A M I N I N G T H E F L O W O F D I G E S T A T O T H E S M A L L I N T E S T I N E . F E R M E N T A T I O N I N T H E R U M...

The Grain Legumes Integrated Project

Anti-nutritional Factors in Some Grain Legumes

Grain legumes, such as soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.), pea (Pisum sativum L.), faba bean (Vicia faba L.), lupins (Lupinus spp.), common vetch (Vicia sativa L.) and grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.), represent one of the most quality and least expensive solutions for a long-term demand for plant protein in animal husbandry. One of the limitations to an increased use of grain legumes as feed is t...

ISPC Commentary on the Proposal for CRP 3.5 Grain Legumes

CRP 3.5 is a comprehensive proposal built around combined research on eight grain legumes (GLs) – groundnut, soybean, chickpea, cowpea, common bean, pigeon pea, lentil, and faba bean – proposed by four CGIAR Centres (ICARDA, ICRISAT, IITA and CIAT) and by several NARES (India, Brazil, Turkey and Ethiopia). These crops are important dietary staples and sources of income for farmers in many, low ...