Legumes, broadly defined by their unusual flower structure, podded fruit, and the ability of
88% of the species examined to date to form nodules with rhizobia (de Faria et al., 1989) …

A vast number of plant pathogens from viroids of a few hundred nucleotides to higher plants
cause diseases in our crops. Their effects range from mild symptoms to catastrophes in …

Recognizing the enormous potential of DNA markers in plant breeding, many agricultural
research centers and plant breeding institutes have adopted the capacity for marker …

A microsatellite consensus map was constructed by joining four independent genetic maps
of bread wheat. Three of the maps were F 1-derived, doubled-haploid line populations and …

Diseases cause severe losses (20–100%) to yield and quality of common bean (Phaseolus
vulgaris L.) worldwide. Our objectives were to describe major bean disease problems in the …

Breeding for resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses of global importance in common bean
is reviewed with emphasis on development and application of marker-assisted selection …

Background Legumes are the third largest family of angiosperms and the second most
important crop class. Legume genomes have been shaped by extensive large-scale gene …

Drought stress is the main limiting factor for global soybean growth and production. Genetic
improvement for water and nutrient uptake efficiency is critical to advance tolerance and …

Quantitative disease resistance (QDR) has been observed within many crop plants but is not
as well understood as qualitative (monogenic) disease resistance and has not been used as …

Abstract Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] is an important warm-season legume grown
primarily in the semi-arid tropics. The majority of cowpea is grown by subsistence farmers in …