Legumes : nutritional value, health benefits and management / Phetole Mangena, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mangena, Phetole, editor.

Series:

Agriculture issues and policies series.

Agriculture issues and policies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Legumes.

Legumes as food.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2023]

Summary:

"One of the most important scientific contributions to future generations that the current generation must leave to its successors is a protected, improved and sustainable genetic diversity of legume crop plants. This endeavour can be beefed-up by establishing efficiently analysed morpho-physiological and molecular data that provide concrete insights that underline mechanisms playing a critical role in enabling crops to effectively react and respond to biotic and abiotic stresses. Research projects involving genetic improvement of legumes represents some of the advances and technologies aimed at providing new avenues to efficiently improve the growth and yield of these crops. The new insights afford crop breeders an opportunity to better understand the physiological processes entailed during plant production and domestication, through which crop breeding used to select and improve genetic diversity of agricultural plants for the benefit of mankind can be pursued. Crop breeding investigated through traditional and modern techniques make our foods, feed for livestock, fibre, medicinal and industrial crops more productive, nutritious and resilient to various environmental stress factors. The most important expectation is that, newly improved crops provide the ever-increasing global population with high quality and quantity of crop yields to meet the dietary, health and economic needs of people, especially those facing severe threats of poverty, hunger, malnutrition and unemployment. Amongst the targeted crops, leguminous species are the most beneficial and profitable cultivated crops. Leguminous crops such as cowpea (Vigna unguiculata), mung bean (Vigna radiata), dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius), pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan), peanut (Arachis hypogeae), chickpea (Cicer arietinum) and soybean (Glycine max) contain high-protein content, oils and fibre in addition to the multiple ecological benefits that include improved soil quality and environmental sustainability. As such, new developments pertaining growth, yield and stress resistance have to be investigated. Crop management practices have also been directed towards improving crop production and development of new agricultural crop varieties. Although, this varies according to the target crop, location, constraints, cultivation and irrigation methods (e.g., planting under rainfed conditions, irrigated conditions, hydroponic systems or greenhouse-based cultivation etc.), cultivation and management of legume crops optimises crop production and farming practices globally. However, wealth of literature is available, written from many different points of view about growth and development of legumes. In this book, emphasis is placed on the nutritional quality, health benefits to humans and animals, and the multiple processes that are geared towards crop production and management. This book consists of eight well-structured and written chapters, which discusses the different perspectives and management of legume crops. The book embodies a diversity of views, bringing new ideas and sharing new important original information involving cultivation, physiology, nutritional quality, medicinal benefits, traditional uses and in vivo priming for enhanced legume production. This book is intended for use as a reference book for both undergraduate and postgraduate students, together with researchers in the field"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1

Introduction to Legumes

Abstract

Introduction

Nutritional Value of Legume

Health Benefits

Importance of Legume Crop Management

Soil Requirements and Cultivation

Crop Maintenance

Irrigation

Insect Pest and Disease Control

Crop Harvest, Storage and Utilisation

Conclusion

References

Chapter 2

The Performance of Soybean as Influenced by Inoculation and Soil Moisture Conservation Techniques

Origin, Description, and Uses of Soybean

Production Levels of Soybean in South Africa

Economic Importance of Soybean

Role of Symbiotic N Fixation in the Cropping Systems

Rhizobia and Host Plants Relationship

Effect of Inoculation on Soybean Growth and Yield

Mechanisms of Rhizobia Inoculation

Water Use Efficiency and Response to Dryland Conditions in Soybean

Ridge and Flat Cropping System

Effect of Soil Moisture Conservation Techniques in Soybean Production

Contribution of Legume Crops to Low Soil Nutrient System

Contribution of VAM in Soybean Cropping Systems

Mechanism of Nutrient Cycling by VAM

Mechanisms of Nutrient Uptake as Influenced by VAM

Other Factors Affecting Soybean Productivity

Temperature

Drought Conditions

Soil Fertility

Salinity

Soil pH

Chapter 3

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.): Nutritional Value and Health Perspectives

Nutritional Value

Proteins

Carbohydrates

Lipids

Minerals and Vitamins

Phytochemical Compounds

Changes during Seed Handling in the Release and Uptake of Bioactive Peptides

Health Benefits of Peptides Obtained from Chickpea Seeds

Chapter 4.

Ethnobotanical Uses, Chemical Composition and Pest Management in Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.)

Role of Cowpea on Human Health

Medicinal Uses of Cowpea

Traditional Pest Management Practices in Cowpea

Cultural Pest Control Methods

Intercropping System

Manipulation of Planting and Harvesting Dates

Plant-Based Insect Pest and Disease Control

Trap Cropping

Crop Rotation and Diversification

Chapter 5

Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris): Nutrients, Consumption and Health Perspectives

Nutritional Composition

Vitamins and Minerals

Bioactive Compounds

Consumption Methods

Soaking

Cooking

Extrusion

Fermentation

Germination

Antioxidant Activity

Antimicrobial Activity

Anti-Inflammatory

Anticancer Activity

Anti-Diabetes

Chapter 6

Runner Beans (Phaseolus coccineus L.): Nutritional and Bioactive Compounds

Physical Characteristics of Seeds

Runner Beans as an Important Source of Nutrients

Fiber

Minerals

Lectins

Saponins

Trypsin Inhibitors

Phytic Acid

Phenolic Content

Biological Activities of P. coccineus

Antihyperglycemic Activity

Cytotoxic Activity

Traditional Processing Methods

Cooking Time

Nutritional Changes

Effect on Bioactive Compounds

Saponins Changes

Phytic Acid Changes

Trypsin Inhibitors Changes

Phenolic Content Changes

Chapter 7

Health Implications of Plant Polyphenols Produced by Orphan Legumes for Chronic Ailments

Origin of Orphan Legumes.

Importance and Utilisation of Orphan Legume Crops

Domestic Uses

Medicinal Uses

Phenolic Phytochemicals

Polyphenol Classes and Their Structures

De Novo Synthesis

Phenolic Composition of Orphan Legumes and Their Bioavailability

Implications of Phenolic Compounds on Human Health

Phenolic Role against Cancer

Neurodegenerative Conditions

Cardiovascular Ailments

Other Health Benefits

Anti-Diabetes Potential

Osteopathic Ailments Relief

Negative Attributes Caused by Legume Polyphenols

Antinutritional Factors

Neurotoxicity

Sustainable Agricultural Practises and Stress Tolerance

Chapter 8

Potential, Constraints and Applications of Hormonal Seed Priming in Grain Legume Improvement

Priming Using Microbial Organisms (Bio-Priming)

Hormone (PGR)-Based Priming

Role of Seed Priming in Legume Growth and Development

Anatomical Changes

Morphological Changes

Yield Effects

Stress Tolerance

Final Considerations

Index

Editor's Contact Information

List of Contributors

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Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Mangena, Phetole Legumes: Nutritional Value, Health Benefits and Management

ISBN:

9798886975833