The world population will surpass nine billion by 2050; hence the yield of primary staple
crops must increase to feed the growing world population (Tilman et al. 2011; Ray et al …

Changing climates and associated increased variability pose risks to alfalfa (Medicago
sativa L.) cultivation, with the requirement to establish, survive, and maintain production …

Zombi pea [Vigna vexillata (L.) A. Rich] is a legume crop found in Africa. Wild zombi pea is
widely distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions, whereas domesticated …

Cool season grain legumes occupy an important place among the agricultural crops and
essentially provide multiple benefits including food supply, nutrition security, soil fertility …

Abiotic stress tolerance has been weakened during the domestication of all major staple
crops. Soil salinity is a major environmental constraint that impacts over half of the world …

High soil salinity negatively influences plant growth and yield. Some taxa have evolved
mechanisms for avoiding or tolerating elevated soil salinity, which can be modulated by the …

Medicago ruthenica has been recently cultivated as a new forage crop and has been
recognized as a source of genes to improve abiotic stress tolerance in cultivated alfalfa …

Climate change poses daunting challenges to agricultural production and food security.
Rising temperatures, shifting weather patterns, and more frequent extreme events have …

Plant landraces represent heterogeneous, local adaptations of domesticated species, and
thereby provide genetic resources that meet current and new challenges for farming in …

Environmental perturbations are persistent threats to sustainable agriculture, and thus
recruitment of resilient crops, especially legumes, exhibiting agronomically important traits …