Quantitative RT-PCR (reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, also known as qRT-
PCR or real-time RT-PCR) has been used in large proportions of transcriptome analyses …

Yield stability of legume crops is constrained by a number of pest and diseases. Major
diseases are rusts, powdery and downy mildews, ascochyta blights, botrytis gray molds …

M edicago truncatula is a model legume forage crop native to the arid and semi‐arid
environments of the Mediterranean. Given its drought‐adapted nature, it is an ideal …

Legumes form endosymbiotic associations with nitrogen-fixing bacteria and arbuscular
mycorrhizal (AM) fungi which facilitate nutrient uptake. Both symbiotic interactions require a …

The arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis associates soil fungi with the roots of the majority of
plants species and represents a major source of soil phosphorus acquisition. Mycorrhizal …

Genomic resources developed in the model legume, Medicago truncatula, have the
potential to accelerate practical advances in crop legumes. M. truncatula is closely related to …

Reverse transcription quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction is the most accurate
measure of gene expression in biological systems. The data are analyzed through a process …

Growing evidence indicates that small, secreted peptides (SSPs) play critical roles in
legume growth and development, yet the annotation of SSP-coding genes is far from …

Optimization of nitrogen fixation by rhizobia in legumes is a key area of research for
sustainable agriculture. Symbiotic nitrogen fixation (SNF) occurs in specialized organs …

A key feature of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis is improved phosphorus nutrition of the
host plant via the mycorrhizal pathway, ie, the fungal uptake of Pi from the soil and its …