1. Pulses for human nutritional security.- 2. Genomic resources and omics-assisted breeding approaches for pulse crop improvement.- 3. Molecular and Genomic Approaches to Peanut Improvement.- 4. Response of Pulses to Drought and Salinity Stress Response: A Physiological Perspective.- 5. Salt Stress Responses in Pigeon pea (Cajanuscajan L.).- 6. Pisum improvement against biotic stress: current status and future prospects.- 7. Insights into Insect Resistance in Pulse Crops: Problems and Preventions.- 8. Genetic and Genomic approaches for improvement in Mungbean (Vigna radiata L.).- 9. Phosphate homeostasis: links with seed quality and stress tolerance in chickpea.- 10. Genome engineering tools for functional genomics and crop improvement in legumes.- Index.- sakriti opis