The world is facing rapid climate change and a fast-growing global population. It is believed
that the world population will be 9.7 billion in 2050. However, recent agriculture production …

Abstract Pea (Pisum sativum L.), a cool-season legume crop grown in more than 85
countries, is the second most important grain legume and one of the major green vegetables …

The common bean is one of the most important staples in many areas of the world.
Extensive phenotypic and genetic characterization of unexplored bean germplasm are still …

Legume-based mixtures have considerable interest for modern agriculture, because they
can increase or stabilize crop production and simultaneously provide important agro …

Background A thorough verification of the ability of genomic selection (GS) to predict
estimated breeding values for pea (Pisum sativum L.) grain yield is pending. Prediction for …

White lupin (Lupinus albus L.) is a valuable source of seed protein, carbohydrates and oil,
but requires genetic improvement to attain its agronomic potential. This study aimed to (i) …

Lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) can enhance the economic and environmental sustainability of
crop-livestock systems in the western Mediterranean basin, but requires improved …

Alkaloids are part of a structurally diverse group of over 21,000 cyclic nitrogen-containing
secondary metabolites that are found in over 20% of plant species. Lupinus albus are …

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 …

We established a collection of 142 Capsicum genotypes from different geographical areas of
Ethiopia with the aim of capturing genetic diversity. Morphological traits and high-resolution …