Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 45 : Legume Agriculture and Biotechnology Vol 1

Legumes are a major constituent of vegetarian diets and alleviate malnutrition because they are protein-rich and easily digestible. Moreover, a legume-based diet is much more sustainable than a meat-based diet. Recent research has disclosed major advances in legume agriculture and biotechnology, leading to improved health benefits from nutrients, antioxidants, polyphenolic phytochemicals, phenolic acids, flavonoids and tannins. This book reviews bioactive compounds and their applications, and conventional breeding and biotechnology for legume sustainability and nutritional enhancement. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv An Introduction to Legume Biotechnology (Dibyajit Lahiri, Moupriya Nag, Amrita Jasu, Bandita Dutta, Ritwik Banerjee, Dipro Mukherjee et al.)....Pages 1-27 Legume Derived Bioactive Peptides (Pragya Tiwari, Anjani Devi Chintagunta, Vijaya R. Dirisala, N. S. Sampath Kumar)....Pages 29-52 Novel Dietary and Nutraceutical Supplements from Legumes (Savita Budhwar, Manali Chakraborty)....Pages 53-70 Antioxidant Profile of Legume Seeds (Balwinder Singh, Jatinder Pal Singh, Amarbir Kaur, Amritpal Kaur, Narpinder Singh)....Pages 71-95 Application of Legume Seed Galactomannan Polysaccharides (Harikrishna Naik Lavudi, Sateesh Suthari)....Pages 97-113 Legumes as Preventive Nutraceuticals for Chronic Diseases (Abdelkarim Guaadaoui, Meryem Elyadini, Abdellah Hamal)....Pages 115-136 Legume Symbiotic Interaction from Gene to Whole Plant (Kaouthar Feki, Faiçal Brini, Moncef Mrabet, Haythem Mhadhbi)....Pages 137-157 Optimizing Rhizobium-Legume Symbiosis in Smallholder Agroecosystems (Morris Muthini, Richard Awino, Kibet Charles Kirui, Kipkorir Koech, Abdul A. Jalloh, Ezekiel Mugendi Njeru)....Pages 159-177 Transformation of Agricultural Breeding Techniques Using Biotechnology as a Tool (Ekta Khare, Pallavi Singh Chauhan)....Pages 179-191 Genetic Transformation to Confer Drought Stress Tolerance in Soybean (Glycine max L.) (Phetole Mangena)....Pages 193-224 Back Matter ....Pages 225-229