1. Pulses for human nutritional security -- 2. Genomic resources and omics-assisted breeding approaches for pulse crop improvement -- 3. Molecular and Genomic Approaches to Peanut Improvement -- 4. Response of Pulses to Drought and Salinity Stress Response: A Physiological Perspective -- 5. Salt Stress Responses in Pigeon pea (Cajanuscajan L.) -- 6. Pisum improvement against biotic stress: current status and future prospects -- 7. Insights into Insect Resistance in Pulse Crops: Problems and Preventions -- 8. Genetic and Genomic approaches for improvement in Mungbean (Vigna radiata L.) -- 9. Phosphate homeostasis: links with seed quality and stress tolerance in chickpea -- 10. Genome engineering tools for functional genomics and crop improvement in legumes -- Index -- .

Advances in molecular biology and genome research in the form of molecular breeding and genetic engineering put forward innovative prospects for improving productivity of many pulses crops. Pathways have been discovered, which include regulatory elements that modulate stress responses (e.g., transcription factors and protein kinases) and functional genes, which guard the cells (e.g., enzymes for generating protective metabolites and proteins). In addition, numerous quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with elevated stress tolerance have been cloned, resulting in the detection of critical genes for stress tolerance. Together these networks can be used to enhance stress tolerance in pulses. This book summarizes recent advances in pulse research for increasing productivity, improving biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, and enhancing nutritional quality.