Economic Impact of International and National Lentil Improvement Research in Developing Countries

cg.contacta.aw-hassan@cgiar.orgen_US
cg.contributor.centerInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.centerAmerican University of Cairo - AUCen_US
cg.contributor.crpCRP on Dryland Cereals - DCen_US
cg.contributor.crpCGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems - DSen_US
cg.contributor.crpCGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security - CCAFSen_US
cg.contributor.crpCGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes - GLen_US
cg.contributor.crpCGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems - WLEen_US
cg.contributor.crpCGIAR Research Program on Wheat - WHEATen_US
cg.contributor.crpCGIAR Research Program for Managing and Sustaining Crop Collections - Genebanksen_US
cg.contributor.funderInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.projectCommunication and Documentation Information Services (CODIS)en_US
cg.contributor.project-lead-instituteInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.coverage.countryCNen_US
cg.coverage.countryEGen_US
cg.coverage.countryIQen_US
cg.coverage.countryJOen_US
cg.coverage.countryPKen_US
cg.coverage.countrySYen_US
cg.coverage.countrySDen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Asiaen_US
cg.coverage.regionNorthern Africaen_US
cg.coverage.regionWestern Asiaen_US
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asiaen_US
cg.creator.idAw-Hassan, Aden A.: 0000-0002-9236-4949en_US
cg.creator.idShideed, Kamel: 0000-0002-2822-1097en_US
cg.creator.idSarker, Ashutosh: 0000-0002-9074-4876en_US
cg.date.embargo-end-dateTimelessen_US
cg.isbn0851995497en_US
cg.subject.agrovocgermplasmen_US
cg.subject.agrovoceconomic impacten_US
cg.subject.agrovocpulsesen_US
cg.subject.agrovocdeveloping countriesen_US
cg.subject.agrovocgenetic materialen_US
cg.subject.agrovocLentilen_US
dc.contributorShideed, Kamelen_US
dc.contributorSarker, Ashutoshen_US
dc.contributorTutwiler, Richarden_US
dc.contributorErskine, Williamen_US
dc.creatorAw-Hassan, Aden A.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-25T20:48:05Z
dc.date.available2018-09-25T20:48:05Z
dc.description.abstractLentils, one of humanity’s oldest food crops, originated in the Fertile Crescent of the Near East (Webb and Hawtin, 1981). As a food, lentils provide valuable protein and, unlike several other food legumes, few anti-nutritional or toxic factors have been reported in lentils. They also require a comparatively short cooking time and are one of the most easily digested of pulses. Lentils may be consumed whole, decorticated and split, or ground into flour. Although lentils are mainly human food, they may occasionally be used to feed animals, particularly poultry. The straw and pod walls, residues from threshing, have a high feed value. The seed coats left after decortication are also considered a valuable feed and may contain up to 13% protein. Lentils are sometimes grown as a fodder with the whole plants being grazed green or cut and fed to livestock. They may also be ploughed in as a green manure. Although lentils are not a major food crop on a world scale, they are nevertheless important in certain countries. The wide range of uses of lentils and their by-products, coupled with their value in many farming systems, and ability to thrive on relatively poor soils and under adverse environmental conditions, has ensured their continued role as crop species.en_US
dc.formatPDFen_US
dc.identifierhttps://mel.cgiar.org/dspace/limiteden_US
dc.identifierhttps://ispc.cgiar.org/crop-variety-improvement-and-its-effect-productivityen_US
dc.identifier.citationAden A. Aw-Hassan, Kamel Shideed, Ashutosh Sarker, Richard Tutwiler, William Erskine. (31/1/2003). Economic Impact of International and National Lentil Improvement Research in Developing Countries, in "Crop variety improvement and its effect on productivity: the impact of international agricultural research". United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: CABI Publishing.en_US
dc.identifier.statusTimeless limited accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/8406
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherCABI Publishingen_US
dc.subjectlentil improvementen_US
dc.subjectpre-breeding researchen_US
dc.titleEconomic Impact of International and National Lentil Improvement Research in Developing Countriesen_US
dc.typeBook Chapteren_US
dcterms.available2003-01-31en_US

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