Contents: About the Editors: List of Contributors: Preface: 1. History and Origin; J. S. Sandhu and S. Singh.- 2. Biodiversity Management; B. Redden, N. Maxted, B. Furman and C. Coyne.- 3. Adaptation and Ecology; M. Andrews and B. A. McKenzie.- 4. Uses and Consumption; S. S. Yadav, A. H. Rizvi, M. Manohar, S. Gailing, G. Mateljan, R. Shrestha, M. Yadav, P. N. Bahl and G. Bejiga.- 5. Nutritional Value; G. Urbano, J. M. Porres, J. Frías, and C. Vidal-Valverde.- 6. Global Production and World Trade; D. McNeil, G. D. Hill, M. Materne, B. A. McKenzie.- 7. Lentil-Based Cropping Systems.- H. S. Sekhon, G. Singh and H. Ram.- 8. Rhizobium Management and Nitrogen fixation; D. McNeil and M. Materne.- 9. Nutrient Management; B.A. McKenzie, M. Andrews and G. D. Hill.- 10. Weed Management; J. Brand, N.T. Yaduraju, B. G. Shivakumar and L. McMurray.- 11. Irrigation Management; B.A. McKenzie, G.D. Hill and M. Andrews.- 12. Commercial Cultivation and Profitability; M. Materne and A. R. Reddy.- 13. Genetics and Cytogenetics; S. K. Mishra, B. Sharma and S. K. Sharma.- 14. Mutation Breeding; C. Toker, S. S. Yadav and I. S. Solanki.- 15. Wild relatives and biotechnological approaches; P. A. Davies, M. M. Lülsdorf and M. Ahmad.- 16. Breeding Methods and Achievements; M. Materne and D. McNeil.- 17. Varietal adaptation and Plant Type; I. S. Solanki , P. N. Bahl and S. S. Yadav.- 18. Lensomics: Advances in genomics and molecular techniques; R. Ford, B. Mustafa, P. Inder, R. Shaikh, M. Materne and P. Taylor.- 19. Quality Seed Production; Z. Bishaw, A. A. Niane and Y. Gan.- 20. Abiotic Stresses; M. Materne, D. McNeil, K. Hobson and R. Ford.- 21. Diseases Management; P. Taylor, K. Lindbeck, W. Chen and R. Ford.- 22. Insect Pests and Their Management; P. C. Stevenson, M. K. Dhillon, H. C. Sharma, and M. El Bouhssini.- 23. Drying and Storage; P. K. Ghosh, D. S. Jayas, C. Srivastava, A. N. Jha.- 24. Lentil Growers; S. S. Yadav, A. H. Rizvi, M. Manohar, R. Shrestha, C. Chen, G. Bejiga, W.Chen, M. Yadav and P. N. Bahl.- Index.