Economically, legumes (Fabaceae) represent the second most important family of crop
plants after the grass family, Poaceae. Grain legumes account for 27% of world crop …

Background Archaeobotany, the study of plant remains from sites of ancient human activity,
provides data for studying the initial evolution of domesticated plants. An important …

Mungbean (Vigna radiata) is a fast-growing, warm-season legume crop that is primarily
cultivated in developing countries of Asia. Here we construct a draft genome sequence of …

Adzuki bean (Vigna angularis var. angularis) is a dietary legume crop in East Asia. The
presumed progenitor (Vigna angularis var. nipponensis) is widely found in East Asia …

Rice bean (Vigna umbellata) is an underexploited domesticated legume crop consumed for
dietary protein in Asia, yet little is known about the genetic diversity of this species. Here, we …

Volatile compounds of raw and cooked adzuki beans under three cooking methods namely
frying, roasting, and boiling were extracted and identified. The odorants in raw beans …

A reduction in pod shattering is one of the main components of grain legume domestication.
Despite this, many domesticated legumes suffer serious yield losses due to shattering …

Summarizing landmark research, Volume 2 of this essential series furnishes information on
the availability of germplasm resources that breeders can exploit for producing high-yielding …

The genetic differences between mungbean and its presumed wild ancestor were analyzed
for domestication related traits by QTL mapping. A genetic linkage map of mungbean was …

Adzuki bean (Vigna angularis), an important legume crop, is grown in more than 30
countries of the world. The seed of adzuki bean, as an important source of starch, digestible …