Downy mildews of tropical cereals; Life history strategies of plant parasites; Genetics of host-parasite relations; Genetic variation in somatic tissues: method or madness? Systemic fungicides; The discovery of new methods of chemical disease control.

This book examines the development of innovative modern methodologies towards augmenting conventional plant breeding, in individual crops, for the production of new crop varieties under the increasingly limiting environmental and cultivation factors to achieve sustainable agricultural production, enhanced food security, in addition to providing raw materials for innovative industrial products and pharmaceuticals. This is Vol 7, subtitled Legumes, focuses on advances in breeding strategies using both traditional and modern approaches for the improvement of individual legume crops. Included in this volume are Adzuki bean, Black gram, Chickpea Cluster bean, Common bean, Cowpea, Faba bean, Hyacinth bean, Lentil, Mung bean, Pigeonpea and Soybean. This volume is contributed by 57 internationally reputable scientists from 9 countries. Each chapter comprehensively reviews the modern literature on the subject and reflects the authors own experience.

There are about 300-315 thousand species of plants, of which the great majority, some 260-290 thousand, are seed plants. Green plants provide a substantial proportion of the world's molecular oxygen and are the basis of most of Earth's Ecologies, especially on land. Plants that produce grains, fruits and vegetables form humankind's basic foodstuffs, and have been domesticated for millennia. Plants play many roles in culture. They are used as ornaments and, until recently and in great variety, they have served as the source of most medicines and drugs. The scientific study of plants is known as botany, a branch of biology. Plant Cytogenetics, Breeding and Evolution Plant Cytogenetics comprises a topic of broad interest and increasing importance in plant science. In keeping with the exciting advances in plant genetics and genomics, we believe that a comprehensive and up-to-date reference on Plant Cytogenetics would be of great interest and value for researchers, instructors, and students with interests in genetics, plant biology, and plant genomics.

Genetics and cytology; Host-parasite interactions; Specialized adaptations of nematodes to parasitism; Biological races; Nematode enzymes; Nematode - induced syncytia (Giant cells) host-parasite; Interaction of plant parasitic nematodes with other disease-causing agents; Feeding in plant parasitic nematodes: mechanisms and behavior; Gnotobiology; Nematodes as vectors of plant viruses; Biochemistry and physiology; Chemical composition of nematodes; Respiration; Mating and host finding behavior of plant nematodes; Molting and hatching stimuli; Mode of action of nematicides; Senescence, quiescence, and cryptobiosis.