Genetic enhancement of food legumes for nutritional security and sustainable cereal-based cropping systems

cg.contactA.SARKER@CGIAR.ORGen_US
cg.contributor.centerInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_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.creator.idSarker, Ashutosh: 0000-0002-9074-4876en_US
cg.creator.idAgrawal, Shiv Kumar: 0000-0001-8407-3562en_US
cg.creator.idMaalouf, Fouad: 0000-0002-7642-7102en_US
cg.creator.idKemal, Seid Ahmed: 0000-0002-1791-9369en_US
cg.date.embargo-end-dateTimelessen_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.5958/0975-6906.2014.00888.8en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn0019-5200en_US
cg.issue4en_US
cg.journalINDIAN JOURNAL OF GENETICS AND PLANT BREEDINGen_US
cg.subject.agrovocmicronutrientsen_US
cg.subject.agrovocFaba beanen_US
cg.subject.agrovocLentilen_US
cg.subject.agrovocChickpeaen_US
cg.volume74en_US
dc.contributorAgrawal, Shiv Kumaren_US
dc.contributorMaalouf, Fouaden_US
dc.contributorGoyal, Aakashen_US
dc.contributorKemal, Seid Ahmeden_US
dc.creatorSarker, Ashutoshen_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-27T23:33:11Z
dc.date.available2021-05-27T23:33:11Z
dc.description.abstractFood legume crops are cultivated since the earliest days of agriculture for human food and animal feed.Today these crops are grown globally, providing food and nutritional security. In particular, they are the main source of protein, macro and micronutrients in the diets of medium to lowincome people in most developing countries. Besides their nutritional value, food legumes are important nitrogen fixers, contributing to soil health improvement and thus providing sustainable cropping system. However, global food legume production of about 67 million tons per year is insufficient to meet demand from ever-increasing populations, particularly in Africa and Asia. Food legumes are grown mainly by small and marginal farmers under rainfed conditions in marginal areas, leading to low and unstable yields. Moreover, they have long been ‘orphan crops’, receiving very little attention from researchers and policy makers.To attain a sustainable increased production in food legumes, several international research centers are working closely with national institutions to address these issues. The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), located in the center of origin of many food legume species, is engaged in research to develop and deliver improved food legume technologies to farmers. The research covers multiple crops (lentil, faba bean, Kabuli chickpea, grasspea) and involves a multidisciplinary team comprising breeders, biotechnologists, pathologists, entomologists, and seed specialists, To date, a total of 368 improved varieties of these crops have been released for cultivation in various countries, jointly developed by ICARDA and national partners.en_US
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dc.identifierhttps://mel.cgiar.org/dspace/limiteden_US
dc.identifier.citationAshutosh Sarker, Shiv Kumar Agrawal, Fouad Maalouf, Aakash Goyal, Seid Ahmed Kemal. (1/11/2014). Genetic enhancement of food legumes for nutritional security and sustainable cereal-based cropping systems. INDIAN JOURNAL OF GENETICS AND PLANT BREEDING, 74 (4), pp. 553-557.en_US
dc.identifier.statusTimeless limited accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/13135
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherThe Indian Society of Genetics & Plant Breeding (ISGPB)en_US
dc.sourceINDIAN JOURNAL OF GENETICS AND PLANT BREEDING;74,(2014) Pagination 553-557en_US
dc.subjectrainfed areasen_US
dc.subjectfood legumesen_US
dc.subjectgeneticdiversityen_US
dc.titleGenetic enhancement of food legumes for nutritional security and sustainable cereal-based cropping systemsen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dcterms.available2014-11-01en_US
dcterms.extent553-557en_US
mel.impact-factor0.55en_US

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