Contents: 1. Identification of plant architectural components and ideotypes in cowpea/R.N. Pandey and P. Dhanasekar. 2. Molecular diversity and identification of genotype specific markers in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) using RAPD/N.S. Rudresh, K.P. Viswanatha and Shailaja Hittalmani. 3. Prospects of manipulating in vitro flowering in moth bean for crop improvement/S.N. Saxena, Rohit Kumar and R. Sharma. 4. Performance of horse gram [Macrotyloma uniflorum (Lam.) Verdc.] genotypes in the tribal, backward and hilly areas of India/B.S. Phogat, D.K. Mishra, Vimla Sharma and D.C. Bhandari. 5. Productivity and economics of mung bean (Vigna radiata L.) as influenced by varieties and nutrient management/Raj Singh and K.P. Tripathi. 6. Effect of improved varieties and nutrient management in Kharif legumes under arid ecosystem in institution village linkage programme/T.K. Bhati, S.S. Rathore and N.K. Gaur. 7. Production potential of legume based intercropping system under hyper arid condition of Rajasthan/N.D. Yadava, V.S. Rathore and R.K. Beniwal. 8. Sonamukhi (Casia angustifolia) for crop diversification in agri-horti system under arid rainfed condition/R.K. Beniwal, N.D. Yadava and M.L. Soni. 9. Productivity of arid legumes on deposited and eroded soils under arid rainfed situation of Western Rajasthan/N.D. Yadava, M.L. Soni and R.K. Beniwal. 10. Transfer of technology and dissemination of value added information for agrarian prosperity in arid zone/Amtul Waris and Bhagwan Singh. 11. Constraints in adoption of clusterbean production technology/Bhagwan Singh and Raj Singh. 12. Correlation of plant nutritional factors on biology of Helicoverpa asrmigera (Hardwick) on Indianbean (Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet)/D.A. Dodia, B.G. Prajapati, Y.M. Shukla, J.C. Patel, L.D. Parmar and S.B.S. Tikka. 13. Diseases of moth bean crop under prosopis cineraria agroforestry system/R. Raj Bhansali. 14. Influence of indigenous AM fungi on nutrient uptake in different genotypes of moth bean/Avinash Bohra, Nishi Mathur, Joginder Singh, Sachendra Bohra and Anil Vyas. 15. Wild arid legumes diversity: a hope for rehabilitation of grazing land resource in Thar desert/J.P. Singh and R.K. Beniwal. 16. Response of summer clusterbean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub.] to irrigation and fertilizer doses on yield and economics under North Gujarat agro-climatic conditions/M.M. Patel, I.C. Patel, B.S. Patel and S.B.S. Tikka. 17. Studies on genetic diversity in pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Mill sp.] using molecular markers/Gunjanjyoti and K.S. Boora. 18. Status of breeder seed production of arid legumes in Rajasthan Agricultural University/P.R. Kothari, R.K. Kakani and M.M. Sharma. 19. Evaluation of crop physiological traits in clusterbean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub.) and mothbean [Vigna aconitifolia (Jacq.) Marechal]/H.S. Talwar, M.L. Soni and R.K. Beniwal. 20. Yield gaps and constraints in the production of mung and moth bean in arid Rajasthan/Usha Rani Ahuja, P.S. Shekhawat, Dhanpat Suthar, P.K. Saraswat and G.S. Jodha. 21. Induced variability in clusterbean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub/H.R. Mahla, Arti Shekhawat, D. Kumar and P.S. Bhati. 22. Inheritance of resistance to Fusarium wilt in pigeonpea (Cajanus Cajan (L.) Millsp.]/Pragya Parmita, Rajni Raina and R.M. Singh. 23. Induction of defense responses in wilt susceptible and resistant lines of pigeonpea against fusarium udum culture filtrate/Pragya Parmita, Rajni Raina and R.M. Singh. 24. Effect of various treatment on nutritional functionality of cowpea/K.K. Mitkari, H.B. Patil, H.M. Syed, K.A. Syed and D.B. Wankhede. 25. Breeding and management of senna (Cassia angustifolia Vahl.) for rainfed areas -- a review/S.K. Jindal, Manjit Singh and P.R. Kothari. 26. Trends in area, production and productivity of Chickpea in arid zone of Western Rajasthan, Rajasthan and India/B.K. Mathur and A. Henry. 27. Correlation and path analysis for grain yield in mothbean (Vigna aconitifolia (Jacq.) Marechal]/S.K. Sihag, R.S. Khatri and J.V. Singh. 28. Correlation and path analysis in horsegram [Macrotyloma uniflorum (Lam) Verdc.]/R.V. Paliwal, S.N. Sodani and L.K. Jain. 29. India's pulse import and export trade: retrospect and prospects/B.K. Mathur and A. Henry. 30. Induced mutations in mungbean: a review/R.N. Pandey, K.S. Reddy and P. Dhanasekar. 31. Diversity in guar and mothbean in arid and semi-arid regions in India/N.K. Dwivedi, D.P. Yadav and B.K. Pareek. 32. Collecting and characterizing cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) germplasm in arid region/N.K. Dwivedi, Neelam Bhatnagar and S. Gopala Krishnan. 33. Male sterility in clusterbean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub]/R.M. Chauhan, L.D. Parmar, S.D. Solanki, S.H. Hebatpure and F.P. Chaudhary. 34. Combining ability studies for yield and its components in mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek]/N.P. Singh, D.L. Singhania, S.P.S. Chaudhary and O.P. Khedar. 35. Perspectives of plant physiology and sustainable agriculture in the context of arid legumes/Arvind Kumar Purohit. 36. Phenotypic stability for seed yield in rainfed horsegram [Macrotyloma uniflorum (Lam.) Verdc.]/S.N. Sodani, R.V. Paliwal and L.K. Jain. 37. Genotypic variation in physico-chemical characteristics of cowpea seeds/P. Dhanasekar and R.N. Pandey. 38. Studies on utilization of mothbean, horsegram and cowpea malt flour in baked products (cookies)/P.U. Ghatge, D.B. Wankhede, A.B. Rodge and H.W. Deshpande. 39. Preparation, characterization and utilization or protein isolates from mothbean/A.B. Rodge, D.B. Wankhede and P.U. Ghatge. 40. Studies on sensory qualities of cake supplemented with native mothbean, horsegram and cowpea flours/H.W. Deshpande, D.B. Wankhede, P.U. Ghatge and A.B. Rodge. 41. In quest of seed borne nature of Yellow Mosaic Virus (YMV) in moth bean by using tissue culture technique/R. Raj Bhansali. 42. Managing insect pest complex in arid legumes: an eco-friendly approach/Satya Vir and S.S. Yadav. 43. Yield gap in arid land crops of Thar Desert of Rajasthan/R. N. Singh. 44. Energy use pattern in cultivation of legumes in arid region/Harpal Singh, D. Mishra, N.M. Nahar and H.L. Kushwaha. 45. Development of tractor drawn three furrows (six rows) multi-crop seed-cum-fertilizer drill for arid legumes/Harpal Singh, D. Mishra and H.L. Kushwaha. 46. Dissemination of technologies and its impact on desert dwellers/D.K. Saha, D.K. Painuli and R. Dhariwal. 47. Agronomic and quantitative characteristics of interspecific derivatives in pigeonpea/R.N. Pandey and P. Dhanasekar. 48. Harvest and post-harvest practices and losses in arid legumes/N.L. Joshi. 49. Cytological evaluation of colchitetraploidy in moth bean (Vigna Aconitifolia) and its allied species/S. Rama Rao and S.N. Raina. 50. Genetic variability for quality traits in grain cowpea/U.N. Joshi, W.B. Wankhede, R.N. Arora and H.B. Patil. 51. Effect of castor (Ricinus communis L.) based intercropping of legumes at varying fertility levels on castor equivalent yield, land equivalent ratio and monetary advantages under rainfed conditions/S.L. Sharma and S.C. Kulhari. 52. Effect of castor based intercropping of legumes at various fertility levels on protein content of component crops/S.L. Sharma and S.C. Kulhari. Short communications: 1. Component analysis of seed yield and other characters in cowpea/V.P. Mittal and Paramjit Singh. 2. Yield relationship among different characters in horsegram [Macrotyloma uniflorum (Lam)]/G. Sarkar, P. Mahato, S. Panda, and B.K. Senapati. 3. Reaction of clusterbean cultivars against bacterial blight disease in arid Rajasthan/Nand Lall Vyas and Arun Kumar. 4. A new seedling rot disease of clusterbean caused by Colletotrichum truncatum from India/Arun Kumar and A. Henry. 5. Genetic variability and correlation studies in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)L.K. Sharma, D.P. Saini, S.K. Kaushik and B. Vaid. 6. Seed yield, protein content and seed characters of cowpea genotypes in summer/L. Prasanthi, P. Sudhakar Reddy and B. Chenchu Reddy. 7. Pod sucking bug, Riptortus Pedestris: a serious pest of field bean and cowpea/T. Murali Krishna, M. Ramaiah, L. Prasanthi, V. Surekha Devi and B. Chenchu Reddy. 8. Performance of Cassia angustifolia in arid Rajasthan/S.K. Jindal and Manjit Singh. 9. Effect of castor based intercropping of legumes at various fertility levels on oil content and oil yield of component crops/S.L. Sharma and S.C. Kulhari.