Front Matter -- Overview, Production and Postharvest Technologies. Global Production, Trade, Processing and Nutritional Profile of Dry Beans and Other Pulses / Muhammad Siddiq, Mark A Uebersax, Farihah Siddiq -- Dry Bean Breeding and Production Technologies / Phillip N Miklas, James D Kelly, Karen A Cichy -- Physical and Physiological Characteristics and Market Classes of Common Beans / Mark A Uebersax, Carlos Urrea, Muhammad Siddiq -- Harvesting, Postharvest Handling, Distribution, and Marketing of Dry Beans / Mark A Uebersax, Muhammad Siddiq, Joe Cramer, Scott Bales -- Hard-to-Cook and Other Storage-Induced Quality Defects in Dry Beans / Mark A Uebersax, Muhammad Siddiq, Makafui Borbi -- Composition, Value-Added Processing and Quality. Composition of Raw and Processed Dry Beans and Other Pulses / Elham Azarpazhooh, Jasim Ahmed -- Hydration, Blanching and Thermal Processing of Dry Beans / Dharmendra K Mishra, Norm J Matella, Rabiha Binti Sulaiman, Kirk D Dolan -- Processing and Quality Evaluation of Canned Dry Beans / Brittany L White, Luke R Howard, Mark A Uebersax, Kirk D Dolan -- Extrusion Processing of Dry Beans and Pulses / Jose De J Berrios, Jack N Losso, Irene Albertos -- Processing and Functional Properties of Dry Bean Flours and Fractions / Xin Rui, Sharon Hooper -- Optical Sensing Technologies for Nondestructive Quality Assessment in Dry Beans / Fernando A Mendoza, Jason A Wiesinger, Karen A Cichy -- Utilization of Dry Beans and Other Pulses as Ingredients in Diverse Food Products / Heather Hill -- Cowpea Composition, Processing, and Products / Robert D Phillips, Firibu Kwesi Saalia, Nicole Sharon Affrifah -- Faba (Broad) Bean Production, Processing, and Nutritional Profile / Sanju Bala Dhull, Mohd Kashif Kidwai, Muhammad Siddiq, Jiwan S Sidhu -- Production, Processing, and Nutritional Profile of Chickpeas and Lentils / Jiwan S Sidhu, Tasleem Zafar, Patnarin Benyathiar, Muhammad Nasir -- Processing and Utilization of Dry Beans and Pulses in Africa / Jose Jackson, Joyce Kinabo, Rosemary Lekalake, Kebadire Mogotsi -- Processing and Nutritional Profile of Mung Bean, Black Gram, Pigeon Pea, Lupin, Moth Bean, and Indian Vetch / Muhammad Nasir, Jiwan S Sidhu, Dalbir Singh Sogi -- Culinology, Nutrition, Health Benefits, and Food Security. A Culinology® Perspective of Dry Beans and Other Pulses / Samir Amin, Carl P Borchgrevink -- Nutrition and Human Health Benefits of Dry Beans and Other Pulses / Chelsea Didinger, Michelle T Foster, Marisa Bunning, Henry J Thompson -- Health Implications and Nutrient Bioavailability of Bioactive Compounds in Dry Beans and Other Pulses / Jason A Wiesinger, Frédéric Marsolais, Raymond P Glahn -- A Systems Perspective of the Role of Dry Beans and Pulses in the Future of Global Food Security / John Medendorp, David DeYoung, Deepa G Thiagarajan, Randy Duckworth, Barry Pittendrigh -- Index