Lupins As Crop Plants : Biology, Production and Utilization (CABI Publishing)
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Lupins have until recently remained wild or semi-domesticated species of minor interest to agriculture, although their value as a rotation crop was noted 2,000 years ago. However, progress in genetics this century led to the full domestication of Lupinus species for use as crops through the
combination of favorable genes such as those for low alkaloid content, non-shattering pods, and soft seeds. Several lupin species have become an important part of temperate farming systems as a high protein crop for both animal and human consumption. This book gives an authoritative account of the
history, distribution and taxonomy of Lupinus species and the current knowledge of all aspects of their agronomy and impact on agriculture, including breeding, genetics and biotechnology, nutrition, nitrogen fixation, transport physiology, toxins, stress responses, pests and diseases, agronomy and
farming systems, composition and food uses, economic value and trade. Contributions are made by researchers in Australia and Europe who have had key roles in lupin research. The book is essential reading for botanists, agronomists, plant breeders and geneticists involved with lupins and other grain
legumes or with an interest in crop domestication and evolution. It also provides important information for lecturers and students of agriculture and for professionals in the livestock and food industries.
Lupins As Crop Plants: Biology, Production and Utilization (CABI Publishing),J. S. Gladstones,C. Atkins,J. Hamblin,CABI Publishing,0851992242,Agriculture - Agronomy,Agriculture - Crop Science,Agriculture - General,Children's All Ages - Technology,Field Crops,Life Sciences - Botany,Lupines,Science/Mathematics,Technology,Agriculture & related industries,Agriculture | Agronomy, Soil & Crop Science,Crop husbandry,Plant physiology,Plant reproduction & propagation,Technology / Agriculture / Crop Science
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