This book presents valuable research and advances in technologies related to ricebean cultivation production and utilization. Focusing on ricebean as a possible solution to the problems of nutritional insecurity and growing populations in developing countries, it provides comprehensive insights into its nutritional significance as an alternative food legume and discusses its utilization to prevent potential food calamities. This book is a valuable resource for food scientists and technologists, agricultural scientists, nutritionists and researchers.

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Dr. Rajan Katoch is currently working as Senior Scientist at the Department of Crop Improvement at CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishivishvavidyalaya, Palampur. He has more than twenty years' research experience in the field of biochemistry and biotechnology. He is actively involved in research in the field of biochemistry and molecular biology and headed more than ten research projects as Principal Investigator funded by prestigious organizations. He has received several prestigious awards and honors, such as the Young Scientist Award 2001, an award from CSIR, Govt. of India for excellence in biochemistry, Group Study Exchange (GSE) fellowship for South America (Brazil) in 2005, ICAR fellowship in 2011 and DBT Crest award in 2012. He has also received appreciation awards from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for his exemplary work on ricebean protease inhibitor as a transgene for resistance in 2011 and for cloning of genes from ricebean for Hessian fly resistance in wheat in 2012. He is a fellow and member of various professional societies and secretary of the Indian Society of Agricultural Biochemists. He has published over 150 papers in high impact peer reviewed international and national journals and has authored twelve successful books.

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1.UNDERUTILIZED CROPS: AN OVERVIEW As suggested, this chapter will discuss shortly the different underutilized legumes then will focus on the potential of ricebean.
2.RICE BEAN- A POTENTIAL UNDERUTILIZED LEGUME It will be the dedicated chapter on ricebean
3.RICE BEAN AGRONOMY
4.PRODUCTION POTENTIAL OF RICEBEAN
5.RICE BEAN FOLIAGE- A NUTRITIONAL FODDER This chapter will describe about the usage of ricebean foliage as nutritious source of livestock feed.
6.NODULATION EFFICIENCY OF RICEBEAN As suggested the chapter will focus on the nodulation efficiency and nitrogen fixation.7.NUTRITIONAL ATTRIBUTES OF RICEBEAN
8.INCRIMNATING FACTORS IN RICEBEAN
9.TACKLING ANTINUTRIENTS IN RICE BEAN
10.EFFECT OF FERTILIZERS ON RICEBEAN PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY
11.RICEBEAN- A CROP RESISTANT TO STORAGE INSECT PESTS This section will focus on the potential of crop to resist the attack of insect-pests during storage and contributing factors associated with imparting insect pest resistance.12.POTENTIAL OF RICEBEAN INHIBITORY PROTEINS AGAINST INSECT PESTS The chapter will focus on different inhibitory proteins and their role in insect pest resistance.
13.SCOPE OF BIOTECHNOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS IN RICEBEAN As suggested, the chapter will discuss in detail different biotechnological interventions and their scope in the improvement of the crop
14.COMMON DISEASES AND INSECTS OF RICEBEAN
15.COMMON CULINARY USES OF RICE BEAN This chapter will accentuate on the different usages of ricebean legume including value addition of other products for promotion of crop among masses16.FUTURE PROSPECTS
17.BIBLIOGRAPHY