%C Bangalore
%A C L L Gowda
%A S Samineni
%A P M Gaur
%A K B Saxena
%I National Institute of Advanced Studies
%B Climate Change and Sustainable Food Security
%L icrisat7101
%P 145-159
%D 2013
%X 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 .
%E P K Shetty
%E S Ayyappan
%E M S Swaminathan
%T Enhancing the Productivity and Production of Pulses in India