Meet the editor

Dr. Mirza Hasanuzzaman is a Professor of Agronomy at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He received his PhD on 'Plant Stress Physiology and Antioxidant Metabolism' from the United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Ehime University, Japan with a Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship. Later, he completed his postdoctoral research at the Center of Molecular Biosciences (COMB),

University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan with a 'Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)' postdoctoral fellowship. Subsequently, as an Adjunct Senior Researcher he joined the University of Tasmania with an Australian Government's Endeavour Research Fellowship. Prof. Hasanuzzaman has been devoting himself to research in the field of crop science, especially focused on environmental stress physiology since 2004. Prof. Hasanuzzaman has published over 100 articles in peer-reviewed journals and books. He has edited 13 books and written 45 book chapters on important aspects of plant physiology, plant stress responses, and environmental problems in relation to plant species. These books have been published by internationally renowned publishers. Prof. Hasanuzzaman is a research supervisor of undergraduate and graduate students and has supervised 20 M.S. students so far. He is editor and reviewer of more than 50 peer-reviewed international journals and the recipient of Publons Global Peer Review Award 2017, 2018 and 2019. He has been honored by different authorities due to his outstanding performance in different fields like research and education. He received the World Academy of Science (TWAS) Young Scientist Award in 2014. He has attended and presented 40 papers and posters in national and international conferences in different countries (USA, UK, Germany, Australia, Japan, Austria, Sweden, Russia, etc.).

Contents

for Sustainability

*and Pandurangan Gayathri*

Perspective, and Relevance

*and Parbodh Chander Sharma*

with Beneficial Microorganisms

*Miguel A. Caviedes and Eloísa Pajuelo*

**Preface XI**

**Chapter 1 1**

**Chapter 2 17**

**Chapter 3 29**

**Chapter 4 51**

**Chapter 5 79**

**Chapter 6 97**

**Chapter 7 115**

Food Grade Soybean Breeding, Current Status and Future Directions

Organic Grain Legumes in India: Potential Production Strategies,

Sustainable Production of Pulses under Saline Lands in India *by Anita Mann, Ashwani Kumar, Satish Kumar Sanwal* 

Helping Legumes under Stress Situations: Inoculation

*by Salvadora Navarro-Torre, Khouloud Bessadok, Noris J. Flores-Duarte, Ignacio D. Rodríguez-Llorente,* 

Legume Genetic Resources: Status and Opportunities

*by Kuldeep Tripathi, Padmavathi G. Gore, Mamta Singh, Ravi K. Pamarthi, Reena Mehra and Gayacharan C*

Role of Legumes in Improving Soil Fertility Status *by Muthuraman Yuvaraj, Muthaiyan Pandiyan* 

Soybean Production, Versatility, and Improvement *by Zachary Shea, William M. Singer and Bo Zhang*

*by Amanpreet Singh and Harmandeep Singh Chahal*

*by Souframanien Jegadeesan and Kangfu Yu*
