Bruchids are most pernicious pest of stored grain pulses, especially in the tropical and
subtropical areas. They penetrate into the fully grown matured pods, grains in fields and also …

Legumes are rich in protein and phytochemicals and have provided a healthy diet for human
beings for thousands of years. In recognition of the important role they play in human …

Efficient compartmentalization of Na+ ions into the vacuole through heterologous
overexpression of vacoular antiporter gene NHX1 is a promising approach to develop salt …

Plant defensins are small cysteine‐rich proteins commonly synthesized in plants, encoded
by large multigene families. Most plant defensins that have been characterized to date show …

Mungbean is a quantitative short-day plant and grown across environments, locations, and
seasons. It has inherent intrinsic tolerance mechanisms to many of the environmental …

Mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek] and blackgram [V. mungo (L.) Hepper](both 2n= 2x=
22) are important legume crops in Asia, which serve their roles as cash crops for farmers …

Mungbean is an important pulse crop extensively cultivated in Southeast Asia for supply of
easily digestible protein. Salinity severely limits the growth and productivity of mungbean …

Key message This review summarizes the recent advances in legume genetic
transformation and provides an insight into the critical factors that play a major role in the …

Bruchids (Callosobruchus spp.) are recognised as the most detrimental storage pest of
pulses, especially in the tropics and subtropics. They invade matured pods as well as seeds …

Grain legumes, the important constituents of sustainability‐based cropping systems and
energy‐limited vegetarian diets have long been the subject of scientific research …