Synopsis The book covers 15 chapters including introduction, constraints and strategies in pulse production, 11 crops which are Chickpea, lentil, field pea, rajmash, lathyrus, pigeonpea, mungbean, urdbean, cowpea, mothbean and horsegram, safe storage and seed production. The introduction includes export-import; importance in nutrition and eco-system; status of pulses; productivity of different countries and area, production and productivity of pulses in the country and leading states. Constraints and strategies includes factors responsible for low production and productivity and strategies to improve it. The crops includes general introduction of the crop; distribution; botany of the plant; area, production and productivity in India and leading states; varieties and production and protection technology. Safe storage includes factors affecting grain storage, important grain-pests and their control measures, whereas, seed production includes features of quality seed, categories of seed, production and protection technology, germination and purity standards, quality control and certification, varieties in seed chain and marketing of seed. It also includes text abbreviations; network of different coordinated projects; glossary; sketches of area, production and productivity and coloured photographs of different crops, diseases and insect-pests. It will be useful to the scientists, teachers, students, professionals and farmers.