A comprehensive transcriptome assembly of chickpea has been developed using 134.95
million Illumina single-end reads, 7.12 million single-end FLX/454 reads and 139,214 …

Abstract Alfalfa (M. sativa L.) is a highly valuable forage crop, providing> 58 Mt of hay,
silage, and pasture each year in the United States. As alfalfa is an outcrossing autotetraploid …

Background Medicago sativa (alfalfa) is a low-input forage and potential bioenergy crop,
and improving its yield and quality has always been a focus of the alfalfa breeding industry …

An international consortium is sequencing the euchromatic genespace of Medicago
truncatula. Extensive bioinformatic and database resources support the marker-anchored …

Background Medicago ruthenica, a wild and perennial legume forage widely distributed in
semi-arid grasslands, is distinguished by its outstanding tolerance to environmental stress. It …

Legumes have contributed to human health, sustainable food and feed production
worldwide for centuries. The study of model legumes has played vital roles in deciphering …

Genome‐wide association studies rely upon segregating natural genetic variation,
particularly the patterns of polymorphism and correlation between adjacent markers. To …

Comprehensive and systematic transcriptome profiling provides valuable insight into
biological and developmental processes that occur throughout the life cycle of a plant. We …

Abstract Background Alfalfa,[Medicago sativa (L.) sativa], a widely-grown perennial forage
has potential for development as a cellulosic ethanol feedstock. However, the genomics of …

Legumes are essential and play a significant role in maintaining food standards and
augmenting physiochemical soil properties through the biological nitrogen fixation process …