%K Pulses, Legumes, Chickpea, Field pea, Lentil, Faba bean, Grass pea %C Kanpur, India %A S Kumar %A S Sharma %A J Kumar %A F Maalouf %A A Hamwieh %A P Gaur %A A Sarker %L icrisat11575 %P 32-39 %D 2020 %T Pre-breeding efforts for widening the genetic base of cool-season food legumes %X Globally, col-season food legumes (CSFL) mainly chickpea, field pea, lentil, faba bean and grass pea are grown on ~33 million ha with a production of ~46 million tonnes, contribution 47% to the global pulse output.