The United Nations has declared 2016 as the International Year of Pulses. Pulses are
narrowly defined as leguminous crops that are harvested as dry seeds. Although some …

Biofortification through plant breeding is a sustainable approach to improve the nutritional
profile of food crops. The majority of the world's population depends on staple food crops; …

The world's food demand is increasing rapidly due to fast population growth that has posed
a challenge to meeting the requirements of nutritionally balanced diets. Pulses could play a …

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), an annual plant of the family Fabaceae is mainly grown in
semiarid and temperate regions. Among pulses, cultivated worldwide chickpeas are …

Folates (Vitamin B 9) include both naturally occurring folates and synthetic folic acid used in
fortified foods and dietary supplements. Folate deficiency causes severe abnormalities in …

High temperature during the reproductive stage limits the growth and development of lentil
(Lens culinaris Medikus). The reproductive and seed filling periods are the most sensitive to …

Folates are water-soluble B vitamins and act as cofactors in many metabolic functions in the
human body. Pulses have traditionally been considered as a good dietary source of folates …

Adequate levels of folates are essential for homeostasis of the organism, prevention of
congenital malformations, and the salvage of predisposed disease states. They depend on …

Monotony in a gluten-free (GF) diet can be a challenge because of a limited choice of
acceptable cereal sources. This study investigates the potential of five types of differently …

Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) is a nutritionally dense crop with significant quantities of
protein, low-digestible carbohydrates, minerals, and vitamins. The amino acid composition …