Contents: Preface. 1. Strategies to enhance agricultural production in hot arid western plain region of Rajasthan/N.L. Joshi and Amal Kar. 2. Achieving self-sufficiency in cereals, pulses and oilseeds in India: the way forward/B.B. Singh. 3. Phytosanitary issues for trade promotion of arid crops/R.K. Khetarpal and Kavita Gupta. 4. Indian natural resins and gums - an potential source of livelihood in forests, arid regions and mouuntains/Bangali Baboo. 5. Status of breeder seed production of a arid legumes in Rajasthan agricultural university/P.R. Kothari, Gupta, P.C. and Deepak Gupta. 6. Genetic resources and its role in improvement of arid legumes/S.K. Sharma, S.K. Mishra, N.K. Dwivedi, N.K. Gautam and S. Gopala Krishnan. 7. Characterization of Mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek] germplasm in arid and semi-arid region of India/N.K. Dwivedi, S. Gopala Krishnan and Raju Ram Meghwal. 8. Heterosis in mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek]/C.G. Intwala, P.S. Vashi, V.S. Patel and V. Khandelwal. 9. Development of new plant types in guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub.] for enhancing productivity and grain quality/S. Gopala Krishnan and N.K. Dwivedi. 10. Accelerating production of horsegram through adoption of HYVs in NW Himalayan hills: opportunities and constraints/S.R.K. Singh, Gyanendra Singh, Vinay Mahajan, K.S. Hooda, Narender Kumar and H.S. Gupta. 11. Leaf shape in mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek] - variation in leaflet lobation pattern/S. Gopala Krishnan and N.K. Dwivedi. 12. Assessment of soluble protein content in some promising moth bean germplasm accessions/Raju R. Meghwal, N.K. Dwivedi and H.S. Gehlot. 13. Breeding arid legumes for drought tolerance/A. Henry. 14. Drought physiology of arid legumes/B.K. Garg and Uday Burman. 15. Performance of promising moth bean genotypes in extreme arid environment/R.S. Mertia, B.K. Kandpal, R.N. Kumawat and S.S. Mahajan. 16. Direction and magnitude of association among the yield and its components characters in M4 generation in horsegram (Macrotyloma uniflorum Lam. Verdc)/N.B. Patel, S.B.S. Tikka and J.B. Patel. 17. Study of the nature and extent of induced quantitative variability for different agronomic characters including grain yield in horsegram (Macrotyloma Uniflorum Lam. Verdc)/ N.B. Patel, S.B.S. Tikka and J.B. Patel. 18. Gamma ray and pH sensitivity of cowpea in respect of seedling height/Deepa Maindiratta and D. Kumar. 19. Genetic analysis of yield and its components in mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek/C.G. Intwala, P.S. Vashi, V.S. Patel and S.R. Patel. 20. Stability analysis for seed yield and its components in mungbean (vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek)/C.G. Intwala, P.S. Vashi, V.S. Patel and V. Khandelwal. 21. Variability in seed yield, gum and protein content in clusterbean [Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub.]/Rakesh Pathak, Manjit Singh and A. Henry. 22. Genetic diversity in clusterbean [cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub.] genotypes using RAPD markers/Rakesh Pathak, Manjit Singh, A. Henry and S.K. Singh. 23. Success story of genetic improvement of clusterbean at agriculture research station, Durgapura, Jaipur (Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner)/S.P.S. Chaudhary, O.P. Chaudhary, N.P. Singh, D.D. Saini and R.V. Singh. 24. Success story of genetic improvement in cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] at agricultural research station, Durgapura, Jaipur/D.D. Saini and S.P.S. Chaudhary. 25. Correlation studies in Indian beans (Dolichos lablab L.)/Shital Shewale, N.C. Desai and Sachin Chaudhari. 26. Correlation and path coefficient in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. WALP.)/Jay Lal Mahto and V. Kerketta. 27. Genetic variability, correlation and path analysis in mungbean (Vigna radiata L. Wilczek)/Jay Lal Mahto and Z.A. Haider. 28. Correlation and path coefficient analysis in segregating generation under optimum and rainfed conditions in mungbean/J.B. Patel, S.H. Haibatpure and S.B.S. Tikka. 29. Genetic component analysis for yield and yield components under optimum and sub-optimum moisture conditions in mungbean/S.B.S. Tikka, S.H. Haibatpure and J.B. Patel. 30. Effect of pre-sowing seed treatments on seed germination, plant establishment and yield of moth bean (Vigna aconitifolia)/M.P. Rajora, M. Patidar and S.S. Mahajan. 31. Potential and prospects of in vitro methods for the improvement of mothbean (Vigna aconitifolia (Jacq.) Marechal) crop/R. Raj Bhansali. 32. Performance of moth bean + pearl millet intercropping systems as influenced by delayed sowing in extreme arid environment/B.K. Kandpal, R.S. Mertia, R.N. Kumawat and S.S. Mahajan. 33. Growth and yield of fodder cowpea (vigna unguiculata L. Walp) grown in association with pasture grasses in arid zone/M. Patidar, B.K. Mathur and M.P. Rajora. 34. Legumes in rainfed organic farming: Profitable success with nutritional security/Arun K. Sharma. 35. Improving productivity and profitability of custerbean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub) + Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) intercropping system with optimum row ratio and balanced fertilization under arid region of Gujarat/Samrath Lal Meena, M. Shamsudheen and Devi Dayal. 36. Response of moth bean [Vigna aconitifolia (Jacq.) Marechal] to Chaetomium globosum/B.K. Yadav, Ram Niwas and J.C. Tarafdar. 37. Studies on sowing time, now spacing and seed rate in mothbean (Vigna aconitifolia (Jacq.) Marechal]/B.D. Yadav, P.P. Gupta, U.N. Joshi and J.S. Yadav. 38. Role of legumes in improvement on soil health under arid environment/J.C. Tarafdar. 39. Response of cluster bean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub.) to Panchgavya and plant leaf extracts in arid Western Rajasthan/R.N. Kumawat, S.S. Mahajan, B.K. Kandpal and R.S. Mertia. 40. Economic evaluation of different agrohorticulture systems under rainfed condition of arid zone/P.R. Meghwal and A. Henry. 41. Effect of P concentration on release of P mobilizing enzymes by gram (Cicer arietinum)/Sushma Dave, Indira Rathore, Poonam Joshi and J.C. Tarafdar. 42. Phosphorus nutrition of arid legumes for higher drought tolerance and improved yields/B.K. Garg. 43. Effect of micronutrients on grain yield and quality of clusterbean/J.S. Yadav, B.D. Yadav, U.N. Joshi and S.S. Yadav. 44. Effect of host nutrition on mung bean yellow mosaic virus disease incidence in mothbean [Vigna aconitifolia (Jacq.) Marechal]/P.P. Gupta, Sunil Kumar, B.D. Yadav and Naresh Kumar. 45. Integrated nutrient management in clusterbean - Indian mustard cropping system in arid zone/Raj Singh and Bhagwan Singh. 46. Soil test based fertilizer recommendation under IPNS for clusterbean in Torripsamments of Western Rajasthan/I.J. Gulati and S.R. Yadav. 47. Role of arid legumes in mobilization of resin phosphorus/Indira Rathore, Poonam Joshi and J.C. Tarafdar. 48. Alleviation of water stress effects in mungbean by phosphorus application/B.K. Garg, Uday Burman and S. Kathju. 49. Assessing soil productivity through potassium permanganate oxidizable carbon -- a new perspective/Praveen Kumar and Uday Burman. 50. Leguminous plants of ethnomedicinal value in the Indian arid zone/Suresh Kumar, Farzana Parveen, Aruna Chauhan and Sangeeta Goyal. 51. Occurrence of triacontanol - a plant growth regulator in senna (Cassia Angustifolia)/Hamid A. Khan, B.K. Garg and Z.D. Kavia. 52. Seed yield of different accessions and selection of best plants from exotic collections of Acacia Senegal/Amit Tak, S.K. Jindal and Anjly Pancholy. 53. Germination among different accessions of prosopis cineraria - an important leguminous tree of the Indian arid zone/V.K. Manga and D.N. Sen. 54. Biotechnological interventions in pulses: future prospects/N.P. Singh and Indu Singh Yadav. 55. Isolation and insecticidal activity of Bacillus thuringiensis from arid soil against Corcyra cepholonica/Anjly Pancholy, Nisha Patel, S.K. Jindal and Manjit Singh. 56. Association among traits at different growth stages in prosopis cineraria (L.) McBride/V.K. Manga and David N. Sen. 57. Growth and yield of senna in association with neem/S.K. Jindal, Anjly Pancholy, Nisha Patel and Manjit Singh. 58. Genetic variability, correlation and path analysis in moth bean [Vigna aconitifolia (Jacq.) Marechal]/H.R. Mahla and D. Kumar. 59. Response of plant extracts against major root pathogens in clusterbean [Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub.]/P.P. Gupta, Shekhar Kumar and Sher Singh. 60. Diseases and their management in arid legumes: present status/Satish Lodha, Rajendra Kumar and Ritu Mawar. 61. Management of insect pests and diseases of pulses with special reference to arid legumes/B.S. Chhillar. 62. Bruchids infestation in arid legumes, assessment of losses and their management/Satya Vir. 63. Effect of some plant extract on the ovipositional behaviour of Callosobruchus maculatus infesting stored moth bean (Vigna aconitifolia)/Lekhu Gehlot, P.M. Singhvi and Dushyent Gehlot. 64. Effect of dates of sowing and varieties on development of bacterial blight on clusterbean at Bikaner/N.K. Khatri. 65. Estimation of diversity among various isolates of Xanthomonas Axonopodis pv. Cyamopsidis using molecular markers/G.L. Kakraliya, N.K. Khatri and R.A. Sharma. 66. To identify resistant source against yellow mosaic virus in mungbean/O.P. Khedar, R.V. Singh, Kuldeep Sharma and Mahesh Shrimali. 67. Effect of screening in breeding generations on yellow mosaic virus incidence in mungbean/O.P. Khedar, Mahesh Shrimali, N.P. Singh and Kuldeep Sharma. 68. Reaction of Indian bean cultivars against pod borer insect pest in South Gujarat/S.B. Shewale, N.C. Desai, A.V. Gaike and J.R. Patil. 69. Population dynamics of poecilocerus pictus (Fabr.) a pest on summer mung bean crop in arid region of Rajasthan/Shradha Katoch and F.S. Poonia. 70. Progression of termite infestation in clusterbean field under arid conditions/M.P. Singh and A. Henry. 71. Crop-weather disease interaction in Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L. (Taub.) in semi-arid environment/U.K. Chanderia and Reeti Singh. 72. Field evaluation of certain newer molecules of insecticides against spotted pod borer, Maruca vitrata Fab. infesting cowpea/B.G. Prajapati, D.A. Dodia, S.B.S. Tikka and S. Acharya. 73. Legumes resistant starch as a functional food/A.B. Rodge. 74. An assessment of guar gum as stabilizer in ginger RTS beverage/A.B. Rodge and S.S. Deshmukh. 75. Studies on fortification of guar germ meal on quality of bread/A.B. Rodge and M.H. Mandge. 76. Maltodextrin from cowpea starch as a fat replacer in cake/A.B. Rodge and V.D. Korde. 77. Technology dissemination in clusterbean - impact in arid and semi-arid districts of Rajasthan/R.S. Dohare, M.K. Mandape, R.N. Prasad and P.K. Satapathy.