Legume crops phylogeny and genetic diversity for science and breeding
Economically, legumes (Fabaceae) represent the second most important family of crop
plants after the grass family, Poaceae. Grain legumes account for 27% of world crop …
plants after the grass family, Poaceae. Grain legumes account for 27% of world crop …
Potential and limits of exploitation of crop wild relatives for pea, lentil, and chickpea improvement
Legumes represent the second most important family of crop plants after grasses,
accounting for approximately 27% of the world's crop production. Past domestication …
accounting for approximately 27% of the world's crop production. Past domestication …
Achievements and challenges in legume breeding for pest and disease resistance
D Rubiales, S Fondevilla, W Chen… - Critical Reviews in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Yield stability of legume crops is constrained by a number of pest and diseases. Major
diseases are rusts, powdery and downy mildews, ascochyta blights, botrytis gray molds …
diseases are rusts, powdery and downy mildews, ascochyta blights, botrytis gray molds …
Integrated pest management in faba bean
FL Stoddard, AH Nicholas, D Rubiales, J Thomas… - Field crops …, 2010 - Elsevier
Successful production of faba bean crops in the presence of a wide range of disease-
causing fungi, parasitic weeds, nematodes, insects, mites and other pests depends on the …
causing fungi, parasitic weeds, nematodes, insects, mites and other pests depends on the …
Breeding annual grain legumes for sustainable agriculture: new methods to approach complex traits and target new cultivar ideotypes
G Duc, H Agrama, S Bao, J Berger… - Critical reviews in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Although yield and total biomass produced by annual legumes remain major objectives for
breeders, other issues such as environment-friendly, resource use efficiency including …
breeders, other issues such as environment-friendly, resource use efficiency including …
Biotechnology approaches to overcome biotic and abiotic stress constraints in legumes
MA Dita, N Rispail, E Prats, D Rubiales, KB Singh - Euphytica, 2006 - Springer
Biotic and abiotic stresses cause significant yield losses in legumes and can significantly
affect their productivity. Biotechnology tools such as marker-assisted breeding, tissue …
affect their productivity. Biotechnology tools such as marker-assisted breeding, tissue …
Faba bean breeding for disease resistance
JC Sillero, AM Villegas-Fernández, J Thomas… - Field Crops …, 2010 - Elsevier
Faba bean is a major grain legume widely cultivated in many countries for food and feed
purposes. A number of aerial fungi, together with soil-borne pathogens associated with foot …
purposes. A number of aerial fungi, together with soil-borne pathogens associated with foot …
Advances in disease and pest resistance in faba bean
D Rubiales, H Khazaei - Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2022 - Springer
Faba bean (Vicia faba) is a grain legume crop widely cultivated in temperate areas for food
and feed. Its productivity can be constrained by numerous diseases and pests that can be …
and feed. Its productivity can be constrained by numerous diseases and pests that can be …
Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) Diversity, Cytogenetics and Breeding
Abstract Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik. ssp. culinaris) is one of the oldest cultivated plants that
originated from L. culinaris Medik. ssp. orientalis in the Near East arc and Asia Minor. This …
originated from L. culinaris Medik. ssp. orientalis in the Near East arc and Asia Minor. This …
QTL sequencing strategy to map genomic regions associated with resistance to ascochyta blight in chickpea
Whole‐genome sequencing‐based bulked segregant analysis (BSA) for mapping
quantitative trait loci (QTL) provides an efficient alternative approach to conventional QTL …
quantitative trait loci (QTL) provides an efficient alternative approach to conventional QTL …