Grain legumes play a crucial role in the sustainability of agricultural systems and in food
protein supply in developing countries. Several constraints that limit crop production or …

Most of the lentil growing countries face a certain set of abiotic and biotic stresses causing
substantial reduction in crop growth, yield, and production. Until-to date, lentil breeders have …

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 …

In vitro culture response was assessed in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. cv
Omdurman) for optimum callus induction and plantlet regeneration. Callus induction was …

Lentil cotyledonary nodes are some of the most regenerative tissues in legumes. Attempts to
transform them by vacuum filtration have been limitedly successful. This report describes a …

A simple and reproducible Agrobacterium-mediated transformation protocol for a recalcitrant
legume plant, lentil (Lens culinaris M.) is reported. Application of wounding treatments and …

Ascochyta blight, caused by Ascochyta lentis, is one of the most globally important diseases
of lentil. Breeding for host resistance has been suggested as an efficient means to control …

Lentil is a diploid (2n= 2X= 14) self-pollinating crop with a genome size of 4 Gbp. The use of
genomics tools in lentil breeding programs has been limited, since available genomic …

Lentil is an ancient legume crop cultivated thousands of years for its nutritious seeds, its
ability to improve soil colonized by nitrogen fixing symbiotic bacteria, and providing income …

Tomatoes have great economic importance in greenhouse and field production in Egypt.
Tissue culture and molecular engineering have provided rapid modes to develop desirable …