Research progress and prospect of alfalfa resistance to pathogens and pests

B Yang, Y Zhao, Z Guo - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Alfalfa is one of the most important legume forages in the world and contributes greatly to the
improvement of ecosystems, nutrition, and food security. Diseases caused by pathogens …

The chromosome‐level assembly of the wild diploid alfalfa genome provides insights into the full landscape of genomic variations between cultivated and wild alfalfa

K Shi, H Dong, H Du, Y Li, L Zhou… - Plant Biotechnology …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is one of the most important forage legumes in the world,
including autotetraploid (M. sativa ssp. sativa) and diploid alfalfa (M. sativa ssp. caerulea …

Identification of genetic loci associated with five agronomic traits in alfalfa using multi-environment trials

S Lin, CA Medina, G Wang, D Combs… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Key Message The use of multi-environment trials to test yield-related traits in a
diverse alfalfa panel allowed to find multiple molecular markers associated with complex …

Temperature increase modifies susceptibility to Verticillium wilt in Medicago spp and may contribute to the emergence of more aggressive pathogenic strains

AAL Sbeiti, M Mazurier, C Ben, M Rickauer… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Global warming is expected to have a direct impact on plant disease patterns in agro-eco-
systems. However, few analyses report the effect of moderate temperature increase on …