Plant genomes provide essential and vital basic resources for studying many aspects of
plant biology and applications (for example, breeding). From 2000 to 2020, 1,144 genomes …

Plant genome sequences catalogue genes and the genetic elements that regulate their
expression. Such inventories further research aims as diverse as mapping the molecular …

Grain legumes play a crucial role in human nutrition and as a staple crop for low-income
farmers in developing and underdeveloped nations, contributing to overall food security and …

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) is a legume with a constant rate of cultivation in
Southern European countries. Consumer demand for cowpea worldwide is rising due to its …

Cowpea is a highly drought-adapted leguminous crop with great promise for improving
agricultural sustainability and food security. Here, we report analyses derived from array …

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 …

Seed coat color is an important consumer-related trait of the cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L.]
Walp.) and has been a subject of study for over a century. Utilizing newly available …

The legume albumin-1 gene family, arising after nodulation, encodes linear a-and b-chain
peptides for nutrient storage and defense. Intriguingly, in one prominent legume, Clitoria …

Nondestructive plant phenotyping forms a key technique for unraveling molecular processes
underlying plant development and response to the environment. While the emergence of …

Genetic gain has been proposed as a quantifiable key performance indicator that can be
used to monitor breeding programs' effectiveness. The cowpea breeding program at the …