Low crop yields and poor nutritional quality of the produce, aggravated by soil degradation
and climate change, are exacerbating food and nutritional insecurity especially in …

Water is a limiting natural resource for agricultural production. While it is well accepted that
crop types differ in their water use efficiency (WUE), there is no consensus on the main …

Yields of grain legumes are constrained by available water. Thus, it is crucial to understand
traits influencing water uptake and the efficiency of using water to produce biomass. Global …

Grain legume crops are a significant component of the human diet and animal feed and
have an important role in the environment, but the global diversity of agricultural legume …

Incorporating low cost pulses, such as yellow peas, that are rich in nutrients and low in
fertilizer requirements, into daily food items, can improve the nutritional and sustainability …

Shrestha, BM, McConkey, BG, Smith, WN, Desjardins, RL, Campbell, CA, Grant, BB and
Miller, PR 2013. Effects of crop rotation, crop type and tillage on soil organic carbon in a …

Oilseed and pulse crops have been increasingly used to replace conventional summer
fallow and diversify cropping systems in northern high latitude areas. The knowledge of …

Natural selection does not lead to optimal solutions due to trade-offs and environmental
variation, genetic and developmental constraints, and historical contingency. In this paper …

Cutforth, HW, Angadi, SV, McConkey, BG, Miller, PR, Ulrich, D., Gulden, R., Volkmar, KM,
Entz, MH and Brandt, SA 2013. Comparing rooting characteristics and soil water withdrawal …

Numerous studies have shown that replacing a portion of beef with plant-based foods in
daily diets of high-income nations can improve health, nutrition, and environmental …