The role of grain legumes in the human economy

Grain Legumes ◽  
1990 ◽  
pp. 9-29 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Legumes ◽  
Human Economy

ON THE ROLE OF A TRANSCENDENT IN HUMAN ECONOMY: TOWARD A NEW SYNTHESIS

Humanomics ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas O. Nitsch ◽  
Bruce J. Malina
Keyword(s):  
New Synthesis ◽  
Human Economy

The Role of Grain Legumes in the Prevention of Hypercholesterolemia and Hypertension

2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 144-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Arnoldi ◽  
Chiara Zanoni ◽  
Carmen Lammi ◽  
Giovanna Boschin
Keyword(s):  
Grain Legumes

Importance of Legumes and Role of Sulphur Oxidizing Bacteria for Their Production: A Review

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Chaudhary ◽  
R. Dhanker ◽  
R. Kumar ◽  
S. Goyal
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Fixation ◽  
Grain Legumes ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Global Food Security ◽  
Sulphur Nutrition ◽  
Food And Agriculture ◽  
Food And Agriculture Organization ◽  
Breeding Programmes ◽  
Biological Nitrogen

Background: Legumes are relatively cheap, non-animal good source of valuable proteins, micro-nutrients and vitamins in human and animal nutrition for many years. Recognizing the potential of legumes in achieving the sustainable solution to the global food security, protein access, eradicate hunger and malnutrition, FAO of the United Nations (The Food and Agriculture Organization), facilitated 2016 as the International Year of Pulses (grain legumes) under the banner ‘nutritious seeds for a sustainable future’. The nutrient, nitrogen and biological nitrogen fixation is very crucial for legume’s growth, besides sulphur deficiency is very sensitive to the nodulation and nitrogen fixation. Despite the amazing beneficial properties, legumes are neglected by most of us due to having tough competition with low price and high yielding cereal varieties. Methods: Therefore keeping in mind the above points, this review discusses the importance and application of legumes in different perspectives, legume cultivation patterns, importance of sulphur nutrition to legumes, role of sulphur oxidizing bacteria in sulphur nutrition, improving soil and environment, challenges and future of legumes. Conclusion: Legumes have variety of applications including food, health, environment and many other sectors but we are not able to produce enough amount according to their genetic potential due to inefficient breeding programs. Sulphur is an important nutrient along with N effecting its growth and yield. Sulphur oxidizing bacteria (SOB) have been proved as an important tool for improving yield and symbiotic nitrogen fixation in legumes. Therefor application of biofertilizers along with SOB and improved genetic breeding programmes may prove leading steps to enhance their production.

scholarly journals The future of grain legumes in cropping systems

2012 ◽  
Vol 63 (6) ◽  
pp. 501 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas R. Sinclair ◽  
Vincent Vadez
Keyword(s):  
Crop Production ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Grain Legumes ◽  
Phosphorus Recovery ◽  
Grain Legume ◽  
Human Consumption ◽  
Nitrogen And Phosphorus ◽  
Legume Production ◽  
Economic Constraints

Grain legume production is increasing worldwide due to their use directly as human food, feed for animals, and industrial demands. Further, grain legumes have the ability to enhance the levels of nitrogen and phosphorus in cropping systems. Considering the increasing needs for human consumption of plant products and the economic constraints of applying fertiliser on cereal crops, we envision a greater role for grain legumes in cropping systems, especially in regions where accessibility and affordability of fertiliser is an issue. However, for several reasons the role of grain legumes in cropping systems has often received less emphasis than cereals. In this review, we discuss four major issues in increasing grain legume productivity and their role in overall crop production: (i) increased symbiotic nitrogen fixation capacity, (ii) increased phosphorus recovery from the soil, (iii) overcoming grain legume yield limitations, and (iv) cropping systems to take advantage of the multi-dimensional benefits of grain legumes.

scholarly journals Sustainability of economic systems and business enterprises

2021 ◽  
Vol 250 ◽  
pp. 04001
Author(s):  
Svetlana Kalyugina ◽  
Natalia Snegireva ◽  
Zaur Shalashaa ◽  
Polina Shmygaleva
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Ecosystem Functions ◽  
Economic Systems ◽  
Business Enterprise ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Economy ◽  
Business Enterprises

Our paper analyses the issues of sustainability of economic systems and business enterprise at micro and meso levels. Dynamics are analysed in a global bio-geophysical subsystem linked to the macroeconomic system, the environment and the human economy. The paper proposes a conceptual framework that looks into the compromise between economic growth and sustainability and concludes that both can be achieved if relevant efforts are spent and funds are allocated. Moreover, it analyses the risks and assesses economic and financial stability using the Altman and Altman-Sabato models. In addition, the research addresses the role of the macroeconomic system, the environment and the human economy in the sustainable development of ecosystem functions and its impacts on business enterprises. Our results might become the guidelines for the governments seeking to combine the development of their economic systems with the principles of sustainable development.

Dynamics of biologically fixed N in legume-cereal rotations: a review

1998 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 303 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. M. Chalk
Keyword(s):  
Grain Legumes ◽  
Grain Legume ◽  
Soil N ◽  
Symbiotic Dependence ◽  
N Harvest Index ◽  
Yield Responses ◽  
Total Soil N ◽  
N Pool

Agronomically significant N yield responses of cereals following grain legumes compared with cereal monoculture are frequently measured. The positive N response of the cereal has been attributed to the transfer of biologically fixed N, to N-sparing under the antecedent legume, and to less immobilisation of nitrate during the decomposition of legume residues. Methods for estimating the transfer of biologically fixed N in rotations, and for separating the N benefit into fixed N and non-fixed N components, are reviewed. Available data indicate that both sources of N contribute to the N benefit. The role of the grain legume in the gain or drain of soil N is evaluated by considering the balance between symbiotic dependence and N harvest index, as well as long-term changes in total soil N. Several 15N-based techniques for direct estimation of inputs of biologically fixed N to the soil N pool are reviewed. N balances in grain legume-cereal rotations may be positive or negative depending on the legume species, symbiotic performance, and agronomic factors.

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