Meet the editor

Dr. Jose C. Jimenez-Lopez obtained a BS in Biochemistry in 1998, a BS in Biological Sciences in 2001, and an MS in Agricultural Sciences in 2004, all from the University of Granada, Spain. He obtained a Ph.D. in Plant Cell Biology from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) in 2008. He was a postdoctoral research associate at Purdue University, USA (2008–2011), and a Marie Curie research fellow (2012–2015) at

the University of Western Australia and CSIC. Currently, he is a tenured scientist at CSIC, working in the functionality, health benefits, and molecular allergy aspects of seed proteins from crop species of agro-industrial interest (mainly legumes). He is an author of more than 70 journal articles, 30 book chapters, and 2 patents. He has contributed to more than 130 international congresses. Dr. Jimenez-Lopez is an active member of different scientific societies, an editorial board member for international journals, and an editor of multiple books.

Dr. Alfonso Clemente is a senior scientist and the director of the Zaidín Experimental Station (EEZ), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spain. He has carried out postdoctoral stays at the Institute of Food Research (1999–2000), John Innes Centre (2001–2002), and Sainsbury Laboratory (2003–2004) in the United Kingdom. An expert in gastrointestinal health, Dr. Clemente investigates the beneficial influence of dietary components

resistant to the digestive process, using several in vitro and in vivo approaches. He has led numerous research projects with collaborations at national and international levels. During 2015–2021, Dr. Clemente was president of the Spanish Legume Association (AEL), coordinating numerous national and international activities and scientific meetings. He has been a board member of the Spanish Society of Microbiota, Probiotics, and Prebiotics (SEMiPyP) since 2016.

Contents

**Section 1**

and Lentil in Dryland Areas

*by Joseph Nwafor Akanwe Asiwe*

*by Parastoo Majidian*

Domestication

Challenges

*and Sheyi Akintunde*

*by Esmerald Khomotso Michel Sehaole*

under Different Environmental Interaction

*Gao Hua-wei, Sobhi F. Lamlom and Qiu Li-juan*

*by Ifeoluwa Odesina, Nenyinka Gonzuk, Elizabeth Daodu* 

**Preface XIII**

Legumes Genetics **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 21**

**Chapter 3 39**

**Chapter 4 61**

**Chapter 5 75**

**Chapter 6 91**

**Chapter 7 119**

Advanced Breeding Approaches for Cold-Tolerant Chickpea

Advanced Breeding Approaches for Developing Cowpea Varieties

Genetic Transformation in Agro-Economically Important Legumes

Legume Breeding: From Conventional Method to Modern Technique

Phenotypic Analysis of Pigeon Pea Reveal Genotypic Variability

*by Maletsema Alina Mofokeng, Zaid Bello and Kingstone Mashingaidze*

Genetic Improvement of Minor Crop Legumes: Prospects of *De Novo*

Legume Genetic Resource Security as Main Requirement for Future

*by Ochar Kingsley, Yu Lili, Su Bo-hong, Zhou Ming-ming, Liu Zhang-Xiong,* 

*by Hamid Hassaneian Khoshro and Ramin Lotfi*

in Dryland Areas of Limpopo Province, South Africa

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**III**

**Chapter 17 339**

**Chapter 18 365**

**Chapter 19 391**

**Chapter 20 407**

**Chapter 21 443**

Legume-Rhizobium Interaction Benefits Implementation in Enhancing

Faba bean (*Vicia faba* L.) Crop Yield and Economic Return

A Review on Ecology of Interactions in Soybean Vein Necrosis Orthotospovirus (SVNV): Plants, Vectors, Virus Dispersal

Symptoms of Damage to Soybean Varieties Due to Major Pest Attacks

Synthetic Communities of Bacterial Endophytes to Improve the Quality

*by Mariela I. Monteoliva, Lucio Valetti, Tania Taurian, Clara S. Crociara* 

Challenges, Progress and Prospects for Sustainable Management

*by Emmanuel K. Mbeyagala, Abhay K. Pandey, John Peter Obuo* 

*by Asifa Hameed, Cristina Rosa and Edwin G. Rajotte*

*by Abdul Fattah, Idaryani Djamaluddin, Asriyanti Ilyas, Muslimin Muslimin, Andi Nurhayu and dan Muhammad Yasin*

*by Bayou Bunkura Allito*

and Management Perspectives

in South Sulawesi, Indonesia

and Yield of Legume Crops

of Soilborne Diseases of Cowpea

*and María Carla Guzzo*

*and Martin Orawu*


Preface

With more than 20,000 species, legumes (*Fabaceae*) are the third largest and most diverse plant family. They are highly desired crops worldwide; approximately 25 crop legumes are crucial for global food structures. They provide a broad variety of important and affordable sources of vegetable proteins for humans and animals while contributing to food and feed security in the perspective of an increasing global population. Legume seeds exhibit nutritional properties and health benefits and provide crucial facilities to agriculture through their capability to fix atmospheric nitrogen by microorganism symbiosis. Their other multiple beneficial roles in agroecosystems include augmenting carbon quantity in soils dedicated to agriculture, stimulating the production of rotation crops, and controlling weeds.

Despite their importance, legume production has slowed in the past 50 years, which has caused a substantial reduction in the per capita accessibility of food legumes. Thus, continuing to develop legume varieties with desirable traits is essential for coping with new challenges caused by climate change. To improve production and seed quality compounds, genetic resources from germplasms with environmentally strong genes are being used to design high-yield crops that are resistant to climate

In this framework, genomic and genetic developments are of high importance and play a crucial role in increasing pf crop production using both traditional breeding as well as cutting-edge and original biotechnological methodologies and techniques, whose uses will certainly contribute to sustainable agriculture and food security.

This book is a collection of studies on improving legume seed traits. Chapters examine genetics and genomics of legumes, seed trait research to obtain stressresilient grains, genetic markers linked to seed quality and increased crop yield,

> **Jose C. Jimenez-Lopez** Department of Biochemistry,

> > Granada, Spain

Granada, Spain

**Alfonso Clemente**

Cell and Molecular Biology of Plants, Estacion Experimental del Zaidin,

Estacion Experimental del Zaidin,

Spanish National Research Council (CSIC),

Spanish National Research Council (CSIC),

Department of Physiology and Biochemistry of the Animal Nutrition,

challenges.

plant-soil interactions, and more.
