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 …
The effects of domestication on secondary metabolite composition in legumes
YS Ku, CA Contador, MS Ng, J Yu, G Chung… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Legumes are rich in secondary metabolites, such as polyphenols, alkaloids, and saponins,
which are important defense compounds to protect the plant against herbivores and …
which are important defense compounds to protect the plant against herbivores and …
Resequencing of 429 chickpea accessions from 45 countries provides insights into genome diversity, domestication and agronomic traits
We report a map of 4.97 million single-nucleotide polymorphisms of the chickpea from whole-
genome resequencing of 429 lines sampled from 45 countries. We identified 122 candidate …
genome resequencing of 429 lines sampled from 45 countries. We identified 122 candidate …
Cicer turcicum: A New Cicer Species and Its Potential to Improve Chickpea
Genetic resources of the genus Cicer L. are not only limited when compared to other
important food legumes and major cereal crops but also, they include several endemic …
important food legumes and major cereal crops but also, they include several endemic …
Global-level population genomics reveals differential effects of geography and phylogeny on horizontal gene transfer in soil bacteria
A Greenlon, PL Chang, ZM Damtew… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Although microorganisms are known to dominate Earth's biospheres and drive
biogeochemical cycling, little is known about the geographic distributions of microbial …
biogeochemical cycling, little is known about the geographic distributions of microbial …
Biochemical analysis of anthocyanin and proanthocyanidin and their regulation in determining chickpea flower and seed coat colour
Flower and seed coat colour are important agronomic traits in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.).
Cultivated chickpeas are of two types namely, desi (dark seeded, purple flowered) and …
Cultivated chickpeas are of two types namely, desi (dark seeded, purple flowered) and …
White seed color in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) results from convergent evolution in the P (pigment) gene
PE McClean, KE Bett, R Stonehouse, R Lee… - New …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The presence of seed color in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) requires the dominant‐
acting P (pigment) gene, and white seed is a recessive phenotype in all domesticated races …
acting P (pigment) gene, and white seed is a recessive phenotype in all domesticated races …
Phenylpropanoid content of chickpea seed coats in relation to seed dormancy
V Sedláková, SĆ Zeljković, N Štefelová, P Smýkal… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
The physical dormancy of seeds is likely to be mediated by the chemical composition and
the thickness of the seed coat. Here, we investigate the link between the content of …
the thickness of the seed coat. Here, we investigate the link between the content of …
Evolutionary and domestication history of Cucurbita (pumpkin and squash) species inferred from 44 nuclear loci
Phylogenetics can facilitate the study of plant domestication by resolving sister relationships
between crops and their wild relatives, thereby identifying the ancestors of cultivated plants …
between crops and their wild relatives, thereby identifying the ancestors of cultivated plants …
The key to the future lies in the past: insights from grain legume domestication and improvement should inform future breeding strategies
Crop domestication is a co-evolutionary process that has rendered plants and animals
significantly dependent on human interventions for survival and propagation. Grain legumes …
significantly dependent on human interventions for survival and propagation. Grain legumes …