%C New Delhi, India %A K H M Siddique %A C Johansen %A J V D K K Rao %A M Ali %P 787-819 %D 2005 %L icrisat5593 %X The beneficial aspects of legumes in sustainable cropping systems have long been known and extensively documented. Although grain legumes generally contribute less fixed N than pasture legumes, due to removal from the field of grain and stover of grain legumes, there is increasing evidence of their positi"e contribution to N balances and increased yields %T legumes in sustainable cropping systems