Genome assembly of alfalfa cultivar zhongmu-4 and identification of SNPs associated with agronomic traits

R Long, F Zhang, Z Zhang, M Li, L Chen… - Genomics …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is the most important legume forage crop worldwide with high
nutritional value and yield. For a long time, the breeding of alfalfa was hampered by lacking …

[HTML][HTML] The chromosome-level genome sequence of the autotetraploid alfalfa and resequencing of core germplasms provide genomic resources for alfalfa research

C Shen, H Du, Z Chen, H Lu, F Zhu, H Chen, X Meng… - Molecular Plant, 2020 - cell.com
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) is one of the most important forage crops in the world; however, its
molecular genetics and breeding research are hindered due to the lack of a high-quality …

A chromosome-scale genome assembly of a diploid alfalfa, the progenitor of autotetraploid alfalfa

A Li, A Liu, X Du, JY Chen, M Yin, HY Hu… - Horticulture …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is one of the most important and widely cultivated forage crops. It
is commonly used as a vegetable and medicinal herb because of its excellent nutritional …

[HTML][HTML] Development of an alfalfa SNP array and its use to evaluate patterns of population structure and linkage disequilibrium

X Li, Y Han, Y Wei, A Acharya, AD Farmer, J Ho… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
A large set of genome-wide markers and a high-throughput genotyping platform can
facilitate the genetic dissection of complex traits and accelerate molecular breeding …

[HTML][HTML] The Medicago sativa gene index 1.2: a web-accessible gene expression atlas for investigating expression differences between Medicago sativa subspecies

JA O'Rourke, F Fu, B Bucciarelli, SS Yang, DA Samac… - BMC genomics, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is the primary forage legume crop species
in the United States and plays essential economic and ecological roles in agricultural …

[HTML][HTML] A genome‐wide association study approach to the identification of candidate genes underlying agronomic traits in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)

Z Wang, X Wang, H Zhang, L Ma, H Zhao… - Plant biotechnology …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A genome‐wide association study approach to the identification of candidate genes underlying
agronomic traits in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) - PMC Back to Top Skip to main content NIH NLM …

Analysis of transcripts and splice isoforms in Medicago sativa L. by single-molecule long-read sequencing

Y Chao, J Yuan, T Guo, L Xu, Z Mu, L Han - Plant Molecular Biology, 2019 - Springer
Key message The full-length transcriptome of alfalfa was analyzed with PacBio single-
molecule long-read sequencing technology. The transcriptome data provided full-length …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of single nucleotide polymorphism among 27 diverse alfalfa genotypes as assessed by transcriptome sequencing

X Li, A Acharya, AD Farmer, JA Crow, AK Bharti… - BMC genomics, 2012 - Springer
Background Alfalfa, a perennial, outcrossing species, is a widely planted forage legume
producing highly nutritious biomass. Currently, improvement of cultivated alfalfa mainly …

A global alfalfa diversity panel reveals genomic selection signatures in Chinese varieties and genomic associations with root development

L Chen, F He, R Long, F Zhang, M Li… - Journal of Integrative …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is an important forage crop worldwide. However, little is known
about the effects of breeding status and different geographical populations on alfalfa …

Genome sequencing of adzuki bean (Vigna angularis) provides insight into high starch and low fat accumulation and domestication

K Yang, Z Tian, C Chen, L Luo… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
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 …