Metabolomics and molecular approaches reveal drought stress tolerance in plants

M Kumar, M Kumar Patel, N Kumar, AB Bajpai… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Metabolic regulation is the key mechanism implicated in plants maintaining cell osmotic
potential under drought stress. Understanding drought stress tolerance in plants will have a …

Constraints and prospects of improving cowpea productivity to ensure food, nutritional security and environmental sustainability

OI Omomowo, OO Babalola - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Providing safe and secure food for an increasing number of people globally is challenging.
Coping with such a human population by merely applying the conventional agricultural …

Metabolomics as a prediction tool for plants performance under environmental stress

A Villate, M San Nicolas, M Gallastegi, PA Aulas… - Plant Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Metabolomics as a diagnosis tool for plant performance has shown good features for
breeding and crop improvement. Additionally, due to limitations in land area and the …

Metabolite Analysis of Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.) Seedlings in Response to Polyethylene Glycol-Simulated Drought Stress

M Zhao, Y Ren, W Wei, J Yang, Q Zhong… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Jerusalem artichokes are a perennial crop with high drought tolerance and high value as a
raw material to produce biofuels, functional feed, and food. However, there are few …

Seed water absorption, germination, emergence and seedling phenotypic characterization of the common bean landraces differing in seed size and color

M Vidak, B Lazarević, T Javornik, Z Šatović… - Seeds, 2022 - mdpi.com
Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is the most widespread legume in Croatia and its
production is based on landraces of great morphological diversity. Landraces …

Water restriction in cowpea plants [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.]: Metabolic changes and tolerance induction

AS Melo, YL Melo, CF Lacerda, PRA Viégas… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
Global climate change tends to intensify water unavailability, especially in semi-arid regions,
directly impacting agricultural production. Cowpea is one of the crops with great socio …

Cowpea constraints and breeding in Europe

E Lazaridi, PJ Bebeli - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
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 …

Orphan legumes: harnessing their potential for food, nutritional and health security through genetic approaches

SK Chongtham, EL Devi, K Samantara, JK Yasin… - Planta, 2022 - Springer
Legumes, being angiosperm's third-largest family as well as the second major crop family,
contributes beyond 33% of human dietary proteins. The advent of the global food crisis …

Varying drought stress induces morpho-physiological changes in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) genotypes inoculated with Bradyrhizobium japonicum

OJ Olorunwa, A Shi, TC Barickman - Plant Stress, 2021 - Elsevier
Increased environmental fluctuations because of climate change have been forecasted in
many agricultural regions to increase the frequency, intensity, and duration of drought …

Diversity of Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp] Landraces in Mozambique: New Opportunities for Crop Improvement and Future Breeding Programs

AMF Gomes, D Draper, N Nhantumbo, R Massinga… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is a neglected crop native to Africa, with an outstanding
potential to contribute to the major challenges in food and nutrition security, as well as in …