TY  - CHAP
N2  - Pulses are major sources of proteins among the vegetarians
in India, and complement the staple cereals in the diets with
proteins, essential amino acids, vitamins and minerals. They
contain 22-24% protein, which is almost twice the protein
in wheat and thrice that of rice. Pulses provide significant
nutritional and health benefits, and are known to reduce several
non-communicable diseases such as colon cancer and cardiovascular
diseases (Yude et al, 1993; Jukanti et al, 2012). Pulses
can be grown on range of soil and climatic conditions and play
important role in crop rotation, mixed and inter-cropping,
maintaining soil fertility through nitrogen fixation, release of
soil-bound phosphorus, and thus contribute significantly to
sustainability of the farming systems .
ED  - Shetty, P K
ED  - Ayyappan, S
ED  - Swaminathan, M S
AV  - public
A1  - Gowda, C L L
A1  - Samineni, S
A1  - Gaur, P M
A1  - Saxena, K B
TI  - Enhancing the Productivity and Production of Pulses in India
UR  - http://oar.icrisat.org/7101/
T2  - Climate Change and Sustainable Food Security
SP  - 145
Y1  - 2013///
ID  - icrisat7101
EP  - 159
SN  - 978-81-87663-76-8
PB  - National Institute of Advanced Studies
CY  - Bangalore
ER  -