Advances in Legume Research : Physiological Responses and Genetic Improvement for Stress Resistance.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- End User License Agreement -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- List of Contributors -- Breeding of Legumes for Stress Resistance -- Phetole Mangena* -- THE LEGUME (FABACEAE) -- DOMESTICATION OF GRAIN LEGUMES -- GROWTH, YIELD AND STRESS -- BREEDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPECIFIC ADAPTATIONS -- BREEDING OF LEGUMES FOR ABIOTIC STRESS -- Breeding for Salinity Stress Tolerance -- Breeding for Temperature Stress Tolerance (Heat and Chilling Stress) -- BREEDING OF LEGUMES FOR BIOTIC STRESS RESISTANCE -- Breeding for Insect Pests -- Breeding for Pathogen Resistance -- AVAILABLE IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES -- Transgenics -- Mutagenesis -- Marker-Assisted Selection (MAS) -- Quantitative Trait Loci (QLT) -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION -- CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Genetic Diversity, Conservation and Cultivation of Grain Legumes -- Phetole Mangena1,*, Samuel Tebogo Posie Peta2 and Arinao Mukatuni1 -- INTRODUCTION -- DISTRIBUTION AND DIVERSITY OF LEGUMES -- Phaseolus vulgaris -- Cicer arietinum -- Cajanus cajan -- Vigna radiata -- Vigna unguiculata -- Vicia faba -- Pisum sativum -- Lens culinaris -- Glycine max -- LEGUMES CONSERVATION AND PERSPECTIVES -- CONCLUSION -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION -- CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Determination of Drought Stress Tolerance Using Morphological and Physiological Markers in Soybean (Glycine max L.) -- Paseka Tritieth Mabulwana* and Phatlane William Mokwala -- INTRODUCTION -- STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE CROP PRODUCTIVITY UNDER DRY LAND AND RAIN-FED CULTIVATION -- Double or Intercropping -- Tillage -- Conventional Plant Breeding -- Plant Biotechnology -- ADAPTATION OF PLANTS TO DROUGHT STRESS -- Morphological Adaptations -- Physiological Adaptations.

Chlorophyll Content -- Production of Antioxidants (Non-Enzymatic Mechanism) -- Soybean Total Phenolics and Total Flavonoids -- Antioxidant Activity of Selected Soybean Genotypes -- Enzymatic Radical Scavenging Mechanisms -- Ureides Production -- HISTOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF LEAVES, PETIOLES, ROOTS AND NODULES -- Histological Analysis in Roots -- Leaf and Petiole Anatomy -- Nodulation -- CONCLUSION AND FUTURE PROSPECTS -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION -- CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Effect of Liquid Maxiflo (Azospirillum spp.) and Trykoside (Trichoderma spp.) on the Growth and Yield of Pisum sativum L. and Other Selected Vegetables -- Nwagu Rodney Mashamba* -- INTRODUCTION -- CULTIVATION AND ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF PISUM SATIVUM -- OTHER SELECTED VEGETABLE CROPS -- Cabbage (Brassica oleracea) -- Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) -- Wheat (Triticum aestivum) -- Potato (Solanum tuberosum) -- Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) -- USE OF PLANT EXTRACTS AS BIO-STIMULANTS -- Trichoderma Species and their Potential Application in Agriculture -- Azospirillum Species and their Potential Application in Agriculture -- CURRENT TRENDS IN CROP GROWTH AND YIELD IMPROVEMENT -- EFFECT OF LIQUID MAXIFLO AND TRYKOSIDE ON PEA GROWTH AND YIELD -- Yield Components -- GROWTH ANALYSIS OF OTHER GRAIN AND VEGETABLE CROPS -- Cabbage -- Lettuce -- Potato -- Tomato -- Wheat -- FINAL CONSIDERATIONS -- CONCLUSION -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION -- CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Effect of EMS-Based Mutagenesis on Growth and Yield Response in Tepary Bean (Phaseolus acutifolius) -- Andries Thangwana1,* and Phetole Mangena2 -- INTRODUCTION -- ORIGIN AND DISTRIBUTION OF TEPARY BEAN -- BIOLOGY OF TEPARY BEAN -- THE IMPORTANCE OF TEPARY BEAN -- MUTATION BREEDING -- Types and Mechanisms of Mutagens.

MORPHOLOGICAL AND YIELD TRAITS -- Effects of EMS on Growth and Yield of Tepary Bean -- The Influence of EMS on Yield -- USE OF MUTAGENESIS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF STRESS TOLERANCE CULTIVARS -- CONCLUSION AND FUTURE PROSPECTS -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION -- CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Effect of Drought Stress on Soybean Nodule Proteomes and Expression of Cysteine Proteases -- Phumzile Mkhize* -- INTRODUCTION -- ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF SOYBEAN -- PROTEOMIC APPROACH FOR SOYBEAN CROP IMPROVEMENT -- Cysteine Proteases -- SENESCENCE IN NODULATED PLANTS -- Cystatin Expression as a Tool to Understand Cysteine Protease Involvement in Senescence -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DELAYING SENESCENCE THROUGH TARGETING CYSTEINE PROTEASES -- CONCLUSION -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION -- CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Cowpea Production, Uses and Breeding -- Phetole Mangena*, Erlafrida Ramokgopa and Lifted Olusola -- INTRODUCTION -- IMPORTANCE OF COWPEA -- DISTRIBUTION AND PRODUCTION -- STRESS RESISTANCE -- Biotic Stress -- Abiotic Stress -- Effects of Drought Stress on Cowpea -- Effects of Heat Stress on Cowpea -- Effects of Low Soil Fertility on Cowpea -- COWPEA BREEDING -- Genomic Resources for Cowpea -- Biotechnological Approach -- SUMMARY AND FUTURE PROSPECTS -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION -- CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Transgenic Grain Legumes -- Phetole Mangena* and Esmerald Khomotso Michel Sehaole -- INTRODUCTION -- IMPORTANCE OF LEGUMES -- COMMON METHODS USED FOR LEGUME IMPROVEMENT -- Agrobacterium-Mediated Genetic Transformation -- Electroporation-Mediated Transformation -- Particle Bombardment -- Other Novel Improvement Techniques and Recently Modified Traits -- INFLUENCE OF GM CROPS IN AGRICULTURE.

Effects of GM Crops on Agri-Business and Economics -- UPCOMING GMO TRENDS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES -- POTENTIAL GMO APPLICATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS -- PERCEPTIONS AND CONTROVERSIES SURROUNDING THE USE OF GMO -- CONCLUSION AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVE -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION -- CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Subject Index -- Back Cover.

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