Addressing the challenges of climate change and durum wheat production is becoming an
important driver for food and nutrition security in the Mediterranean area, where are located …

Legumes are extremely valuable because of their high protein content and several other
nutritional components. The major challenge lies in maintaining the quantity and quality of …

Understanding phenology, its genetics and agronomic consequences, is critical for crop
adaptation. Here we aim at (1) characterising lentil response to photoperiod with a focus on …

Ascochyta blight (AB) is a major disease in chickpeas (Cicer arietinum L.) that can cause a
yield loss of up to 100%. Chickpea germplasm collections at the center of origin offer great …

The rising demand for plant-based proteins has intensified interest in pulse crops due to
their high protein concentration. However, few studies have evaluated protein and amino …

This chapter discusses the classical genetics and its application in breeding, and current
status and future opportunities for lentil genomics‐based breeding. Traditional crop …

The improvement of lentil productivity and resilience to climate change requires the
deployment of breeding approaches and sustainable agronomic practices. Germplasm from …

Genome wide association study (GWAS) is a powerful, reliable, leading and effective
approach for unraveling the genetic makeup of complicated phenotypic features back to …