Legume crops provide significant nutrition to humans as a source of protein, omega-3 fatty
acids as well as specific macro and micronutrients. Additionally, legumes improve the …

Challenged by population increase, climatic change, and soil deterioration, crop
improvement is always a priority in securing food supplies. Although the production of grain …

The concept of 'crop ideotype'is coined as a desirable plant model expected to better
perform for seed yield, oils and other useful characteristics when developed as a cultivar …

Background The objective of this research was to map quantitative trait loci (QTLs) of
multiple traits of breeding importance in pea (Pisum sativum L.). Three recombinant inbred …

GATA transcription factors (TFs) are widespread eukaryotic regulators whose DNA-binding
domain is a class IV zinc finger motif (CX2CX17-20CX2C) followed by a basic region. Due to …

Unravelling the genetic architecture underlying yield components and agronomic traits is
important for enhancing crop productivity. Here, a recombinant inbred line (RIL) population …

The narrow genetic base of cultivated chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) has hindered the
progress in realizing high genetic gains in chickpea breeding programs. Moreover, different …

Pulses are the main source of protein and minerals in the vegetarian diet. These are
primarily cultivated on marginal lands with few inputs in several resource-poor countries of …

RNA-Seq using second-generation sequencing technologies permits generation of a
reference unigene set for a given species, in the absence of a well-annotated genome …

China's and Europe's dependence on imported protein is a threat to the food self-sufficiency
of these regions. It could be solved by growing more legumes, including alfalfa that is the …