Common Bean -- Pea -- Chickpea -- Lentil -- Faba Bean -- Lupins -- Cowpea -- Grass Pea -- The Legume-Rhizobia Symbiosis -- Nutritional Value -- Seed Physiology and Germination of Grain Legumes -- Reproductive Biology of Grain Legumes -- Grain Legume Cropping Systems in Temperate Climates.

This work covers legume crop origins and evolution, genetic resources, breeding achievements, specific goals and techniques, including the potential and actual integration of new technologies. The vast amount of knowledge collected in this volume should not only serve researchers, but breeders and academics as well. The textÂ{u0CAF}vides plant breeders with new scientific information,Â{u1BA4} familiarizesÂ{uDBEC}ecular biologistsÂ{u7A74}h the peculiarities of breeding of the main grain legume species. The first part of the text consists of crop-specific chapters devoted to the most produced and consumed worldwide grain legume crops. The second part includes five cross chapters covering topics that relate to these crops.Â{u4A25}se chapters have been written byÂ{u4A25} world's leadingÂ{u2CA5}eders and scientists,Â{u2970}resenting a wide experience in their crops and topics.