The progress made in DNA marker technology has been tremendous and exciting. DNA
markers have provided valuable tools in various analyses ranging from phylogenetic …

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 …

Globally, 800 million people are malnourished. Heavily subsidised farmers in rich countries
produce sufficient surplus food to feed the hungry, but not at a price the poor can afford …

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 …

Legumes are simultaneously one of the largest families of crop plants and a cornerstone in
the biological nitrogen cycle. We combined molecular and phylogenetic analyses to …

Genetic mapping of major genes and quantitative traits loci (QTLs) for many important
agricultural traits is increasing the integration of biotechnology with the conventional …

We have screened a large tomato EST database against the Arabidopsis genomic
sequence and report here the identification of a set of 1025 genes (referred to as a …

Three RFLP maps, as well as several RAPD maps have been developed in common bean
(Phaseolus vulgaris L.). In order to align these maps, a core linkage map was established in …

Restriction fragment length polymorphism mapping data from nine populations (Glycine
max× G. soja and G. max× G. max) of the Glycine subgenus soja genome led to the …

Summarizing landmark research, Volume 2 of this essential series furnishes information on
the availability of germplasm resources that breeders can exploit for producing high-yielding …