Common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) originated in the New World and are the grain
legume of greatest production for direct human consumption. Common bean production is …

Legumes are well recognized for their nutritional and health benefits as well as for their
impact in the sustainability of agricultural systems. The threatening scenario imposed by …

Breeding for resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses of global importance in common bean
is reviewed with emphasis on development and application of marker-assisted selection …

Drought stress linked with climate change is one of the major constraints faced by common
bean farmers in Africa and elsewhere. Mitigating this constraint requires the selection of …

Whereas the concept that availability of resources drives seed production is sound in
principle, it is incomplete as there are many solutions to the allocation of resources that …

This single volume explores the theoretical and the practical aspects of crop physiological
processes around the world The marked decrease over the past century in the land …

Knowledge, access, and use of diversity available in cultivated and wild relatives are
essential for broadening the genetic base of cultivars to sustain improvement. My objectives …

Wheat improvement for drought tolerance requires reliable assessment of drought tolerance
variability among segregating populations. One hundred and fifty-one F3 and F4 families of …

The main objective of this study was to evaluate 11 durum wheat breeding lines and three
checks [two durum (Zardak and Saji) and one bread (Sardari) wheat] based on grain yield …

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an important food crop grown under rainfed
conditions in Latin America where drought is a major limiting factor for production. The …