[HTML][HTML] Microsatellite markers: what they mean and why they are so useful

MLC Vieira, L Santini, AL Diniz… - Genetics and molecular …, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
Abstract Microsatellites or Single Sequence Repeats (SSRs) are extensively employed in
plant genetics studies, using both low and high throughput genotyping approaches …

Pea (Pisum sativum L.) in the Genomic Era

P Smýkal, G Aubert, J Burstin, CJ Coyne, NTH Ellis… - Agronomy, 2012 - mdpi.com
Pea (Pisum sativum L.) was the original model organism used in Mendel's discovery (1866)
of the laws of inheritance, making it the foundation of modern plant genetics. However …

NSP1 of the GRAS protein family is essential for rhizobial Nod factor-induced transcription

P Smit, J Raedts, V Portyanko, F Debellé, C Gough… - Science, 2005 - science.org
Rhizobial Nod factors induce in their legume hosts the expression of many genes and set in
motion developmental processes leading to root nodule formation. Here we report the …

Nodulation signaling in legumes requires NSP2, a member of the GRAS family of transcriptional regulators

P Kaló, C Gleason, A Edwards, J Marsh, RM Mitra… - Science, 2005 - science.org
Rhizobial bacteria enter a symbiotic interaction with legumes, activating diverse responses
in roots through the lipochito oligosaccharide signaling molecule Nod factor. Here, we show …

Legumes as a model plant family. Genomics for food and feed report of the cross-legume advances through genomics conference

P Gepts, WD Beavis, EC Brummer, RC Shoemaker… - 2005 - academic.oup.com
On December 14 to 15, 2004, some 50 legume researchers and funding agency
representatives (the latter as observers) met in Santa Fe, New Mexico, to develop a plan for …

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 …

Bridging model and crop legumes through comparative genomics

H Zhu, HK Choi, DR Cook, RC Shoemaker - Plant physiology, 2005 - academic.oup.com
The Fabaceae, or legumes, constitute the third largest family of flowering plants, comprising
more than 650 genera and 18,000 species (Polhill and Raven, 1981). Economically …

Conservation of Arabidopsis flowering genes in model legumes

V Hecht, F Foucher, C Ferrándiz, R Macknight… - Plant …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The model plants Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) and rice (Oryza sativa) have
provided a wealth of information about genes and genetic pathways controlling the flowering …

Orphan legume crops enter the genomics era!

RK Varshney, TJ Close, NK Singh… - Current opinion in plant …, 2009 - Elsevier
Many of the world's most important food legumes are grown in arid and semi-arid regions of
Africa and Asia, where crop productivity is hampered by biotic and abiotic stresses. Until …

Global reprogramming of transcription and metabolism in Medicago truncatula during progressive drought and after rewatering

JY Zhang, MH Cruz De Carvalho… - Plant, cell & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
M edicago truncatula is a model legume forage crop native to the arid and semi‐arid
environments of the Mediterranean. Given its drought‐adapted nature, it is an ideal …