Food legumes are the main source of dietary protein for a large part of the world's
population, and also play an important role in maintaining soil fertility through nitrogen …

Recent advances in next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies have led the surge of
genomic resources for the improvement legume crops. Advances in high throughput …

Many of the world's most important food legumes are grown in arid and semi-arid regions of
Africa and Asia, where crop productivity is hampered by biotic and abiotic stresses. Until …

Legumes play a vital role in ensuring global nutritional food security and improving soil
quality through nitrogen fixation. Accelerated higher genetic gains is required to meet the …

Legumes, comprising one of the largest, most diverse, and most economically important
plant families, are the subject of vibrant research and development worldwide. Continued …

Legume Genomics and Breeding Page 1 Legume Genomics and Breeding Rajeev K. Varshney
and Mahendar Thudi International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) …

Legumes are the third-largest family of angiosperms, the second-most-important crop family,
and a key source of biological nitrogen in agriculture. Recently, the genome sequences of …

Grain legumes, including common-bean, chickpea, pigeonpea, pea, cowpea, lentil and
others, form important constituents of global diets, both vegetarian and non-vegetarian …

The fluctuating climates, rising human population, and deteriorating arable lands
necessitate sustainable crops to fulfil global food requirements. In the countryside, legumes …

In the last decade, legume genomics research has seen a paradigm shift due to advances in
genome sequencing technologies, assembly algorithms, and computational genomics that …