Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Global Production, Supply and Demand -- 3. Origin, Phylogeny, Domestication and Spread -- 4. Plant Morphology, Anatomy and Growth Habit -- 5. Agroecology and Crop Adaptation -- 6. Genetic Resources: Collection, Characterization, Conservation and Documentation -- 7. Genetics of Economic Traits -- 8. Genetic Enhancement for Yield and Yield Stability -- 9. Breeding for Short Season Environments -- 10. Improvement in Developed Countries -- 11. Advances in Molecular Research -- 12. Breeding and Management to Minimize the Effects of Drought and Improve Water Use Efficiency -- 13. Soil Nutrient Management -- 14. Cropping Systems and Production Agronomy -- 15. Biological Nitrogen Fixation and Soil Health Improvement -- 16. Mechanization -- 17. Diseases and their Management -- 18. Insect Pests and their Management -- 19. Virus Diseases and their Control -- 20. Weed Management -- 21. Parasitic Weeds -- 22. Seed Quality and Alternative Seed Delivery Systems -- 23. Nutritional and Health-beneficial Quality -- 24. Postharvest Processing and Value Addition -- 25. Food Preparation and Use -- 26. The Impact of Improvement Research: the Case of Bangladesh and Ethiopia -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z -- The colour plate section.