The symbiosis between plants and nitrogen‐fixing bacteria is widespread among legumes
and actinorhizal plants within the nitrogen‐fixing root nodule (NFN) clade. However, there …

The world is facing rapid climate change and a fast-growing global population. It is believed
that the world population will be 9.7 billion in 2050. However, recent agriculture production …

Fabaceae are the third largest angiosperm family, with 765 genera and∼ 19 500 species.
They are important both economically and ecologically, and global Fabaceae crops are …

Phylogenomics is increasingly used to infer deep‐branching relationships while revealing
the complexity of evolutionary processes such as incomplete lineage sorting, hybridization …

The consequences of the Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) boundary (KPB) mass extinction
for the evolution of plant diversity remain poorly understood, even though evolutionary …

Early natural historians—Comte de Buffon, von Humboldt, and De Candolle—established
environment and geography as two principal axes determining the distribution of groups of …

Acacia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, mimosoid clade) is the largest and most
widespread genus of plants in the Australian flora, occupying and dominating a diverse …

Abstract Cowpea, Vigna unguiculata L. Walp., is a diploid warm‐season legume of critical
importance as both food and fodder in sub‐Saharan Africa. This species is also grown in …

Reconstructing the phylogenetic history of species in large taxonomic groups remains a
challenge despite ever increasing access to molecular data. In subfamily Cercidoideae …

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