Domestication of orphan crops could be explored by editing their genomes. Genome editing
has a lot of promise for enhancing agricultural output, and there is a lot of interest in …

Global crop production and food-and-nutrition security are severely threatened by climate
change-induced effects, including compound environmental stresses and dwindling crop …

Ascorbate peroxidase (APX), an important antioxidant enzyme, plays a significant role in
ROS scavenging by catalyzing the decrease of hydrogen peroxide under various …

Chickpea is widely grown in rainfed areas of developing countries because of its nutritional
abundance and adaptability. To overcome the environmental effect of drought on yield, a …

As one of the most important and largest transcription factors, WRKY plays a critical role in
plant disease resistance. However, little is known regarding the functions of the WRKY …

Species producing seeds with a water‐impermeable seed coat, ie, physical dormancy (PY),
dominate the dry tropical forests. Despite increasing interest and understanding of the …

Hairy vetch (Vicia villosa Roth), a winter-hardy annual legume, is a promising cover crop. To
fully leverage its potential, seed production and field performance of V. villosa must be …

Soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.) is a crucial oilseed cash crop grown worldwide and
consumed as oil, protein, and food by humans and feed by animals. Comparatively …

Legume-based cropping systems are regaining interest due to the environmental services
and the variety of food and feed uses they provide, this having special interest in …

Domestication of wild species by ancient farmers, followed by improvement by breeders, has
led to elite cultivars in which key traits such as seed number and size, seed dormancy, plant …