Preface
Chapter 1. Common Bean
Antonio M. De Ron, Roberto Papa, Elena Bitocchi, Ana M. González, Daniel G. Debouck, Mark A. Brick, Deidré Fourie, Frédéric Marsolais, James Beaver, Valérie Geffroy, Phillip McClean, Marta Santalla, Rafael Lozano, Fernando Juan Yuste-Lisbona, Pedro A. Casquero
Chapter 2. Pea
Thomas D. Warkentin, Petr Smýkal, Clarice J. Coyne, Norman Weeden, Claire Domoney, Deng-Jin Bing, Antonio Leonforte, Zong Xuxiao, Girish Prasad Dixit, Lech Boros, Kevin E. McPhee, Rebecca J. McGee, Judith Burstin, Thomas Henry Noel Ellis
Chapter 3. Chickpea
Teresa Millán, Eva Madrid, José I. Cubero, Moez Amri, Patricia Castro, Josefa Rubio
Chapter 4. Lentil
Thomas R. Stefaniak, Kevin E. McPhee
Chapter 5. Faba Bean
Gérard Duc, Jelena M. Aleksic, Pascal Marget, Aleksandar Mikic, Jeffrey Paull, Robert J. Redden, Olaf Sass, Frederick L. Stoddard, Albert Vandenberg, Margarita Vishnyakova, Ana M. Torres
Chapter 6. Lupins
Wojciech Swięcicki, Magdalena Kroc, Katarzyna Anna Kamel
Chapter 7. Cowpea
Ousmane Boukar, Christian A. Fatokun, Philip A. Roberts, Michael Abberton, Bao Lam Huynh, Timothy J. Close, Stephen Kyei-Boahen, Thomas J.V. Higgins, Jeffrey D. Ehlers
Chapter 8. Grass Pea
Nuno Felipe Almeida, Diego Rubiales, Maria Carlota Vaz Patto
Chapter 9. The Legume-Rhizobia Symbiosis
Jean-Jacques Drevon, Nora Alkama, Adnane Bargaz, A. Paula Rodiño, Kiriya Sungthongw
ises, Mainassara Zaman-AllahChapter 10. Nutritional Value
Francesca Sparvoli, Roberto Bollini, Eleonora Cominelli
Chapter 11. Seed Physiology and Germination of Grain Legumes
Jaime Kigel, Leah Rosental, Aaron Fait
Chapter 12. Reproductive Biology of Grain Legumes
María José Suso, Penelope J. Bebeli, Reid G. Palmer
Chapter 13. Grain Legume Cropping Systems in Temperate Climates
Thomas F. Döring
About the Author: Antonio M. De Ron is Research Professor at the Misión Biológica de Galicia (MBG), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) in Pontevedra, Spain. He received both his graduate and doctorate in Biology from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC, Spain). Initially he worked as a postgraduate student in plant protection at the National Institute for Agricultural Research (INIA, Spain). In 1988, Prof De Ron gained a staff position as scientist at the MBG working on legume genetics, germplasm and breeding and he is currently the leader of the Biology of Agrosystems Research Group. He was also part-time lecturer of genetics and breeding at the USC. Currently he is also serving as Leader of the Protein Crops Working Group of the European Association for Research on Plant Breeding (EUCARPIA, The Netherlands). He has published many scientific articles, books and monographs, as well as several educational publications. Prof De Ron has won awards for his work and is well recognized in the international scientific community for his achievements.
