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Book SynopsisLupins 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, with the advent of the science of genetics in the early twentieth century, full domestication of Lupinus species for use as crops was begun, by the combination of favourable genes such as those for low alkaloid content, non-shattering pods and soft seeds. As a result 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
Table of Contents1: Distribution, Origin, Taxonomy, History and Importance, 2: Genetic Resources in Lupins, 3: Genetics, Cytology and Biotechnology, 4: Lupin Breeding, 5: Lupin Nutrition, 6: Nodulation, Nitrogen Fixation and Nitrogen Balance, 7: Transport Physiology and Partitioning, 8: Responses to Abiotic Stresses, 9: Diseases and Pests, 10: Agronomy and Farming Systems, 11: Economic Assessment of the Role and Value of Lupins in the Farming System, 12: Composition and Food Uses of Lupins, 13: Lupins for Livestock and Fish, 14: Toxins and Lupinosis, 15: Marketing and Trade,
