Current perspectives on introgression breeding in food legumes

A Pratap, A Das, S Kumar, S Gupta - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Food legumes are important for defeating malnutrition and sustaining agri-food systems
globally. Breeding efforts in legume crops have been largely confined to the exploitation of …

Rice bean: a lesser known pulse with well-recognized potential

A Pattanayak, S Roy, S Sood, B Iangrai, A Banerjee… - Planta, 2019 - Springer
Main conclusion Required genetic resources for the improvement of agronomic, nutritional
and economic value of rice bean are available in the world collection. International …

Genomic analyses of rice bean landraces reveal adaptation and yield related loci to accelerate breeding

J Guan, J Zhang, D Gong, Z Zhang, Y Yu, G Luo… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
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 …

The Genetics of Domestication of the Azuki Bean (Vigna angularis)

A Kaga, T Isemura, N Tomooka, DA Vaughan - Genetics, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Genetic differences between azuki bean (Vigna angularis var. angularis) and its presumed
wild ancestor (V. angularis var. nipponensis) were resolved into QTL for traits associated …

Inheritance of seed resistance to bruchids in cultivated mungbean (Vigna radiata, L. Wilczek)

P Somta, C Ammaranan, PAC Ooi, P Srinives - Euphytica, 2007 - Springer
Bruchid beetles or seed weevils are the most devastating stored pests of grain legumes
causing considerable loss to mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek). Breeding for bruchid …

The genetics of domestication of yardlong bean, Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. ssp. unguiculata cv.-gr. sesquipedalis

A Kongjaimun, A Kaga, N Tomooka, P Somta… - Annals of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims The genetics of domestication of yardlong bean [Vigna
unguiculata (L.) Walp. ssp. unguiculata cv.-gr. sesquipedalis] is of particular interest …

Genome Dissection of Traits Related to Domestication in Azuki Bean (Vigna angularis) and Comparison with other Warm-season Legumes

T Isemura, A Kaga, S Konishi, T Ando… - Annals of …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Background The objective of this study was to dissect into quantitative trait loci (QTLs) the
large morphological and physiological differences between cultivated azuki bean (Vigna …

Quantitative trait loci mapping of Cercospora leaf spot resistance in mungbean, Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek

S Chankaew, P Somta, W Sorajjapinun, P Srinives - Molecular Breeding, 2011 - Springer
Cercospora leaf spot (CLS) caused by the fungus Cercospora canescens Illis & Martin is a
serious disease in mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek), and disease can reduce seed …

Breeding progress and future challenges: biotic stresses

A Pratap, C Douglas, U Prajapati, G Kumari… - The mungbean …, 2020 - Springer
Mungbean is a short-duration legume crop cultivated in South Asia, Southeast Asia and
Australasia. Its cultivation is rapidly spreading to other parts of the world. Insect pests and …

An SSR-based linkage map of yardlong bean (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. unguiculata Sesquipedalis Group) and QTL analysis of pod length

A Kongjaimun, A Kaga, N Tomooka, P Somta… - …, 2012 - cdnsciencepub.com
Yardlong bean (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. unguiculata Sesquipedalis Group)(2 n=
2 x= 22) is one of the most important vegetable legumes of Asia. The objectives of this study …