Translational Genomics in Agriculture: Some Examples in Grain Legumes

Translational Genomics in Agriculture: Some Examples in Grain Legumes

Translational Genomics in Agriculture: Some Examples in Grain Legumes Rajeev K. Varshney, Himabindu Kudapa, Lekha Pazhamala, Annapurna Chitikineni, Mahendar Thudi, Abhishek Bohra, Pooran M. Gaur, Pasupuleti Janila, Asnake Fikre, Paul Kimurto & Noel Ellis a International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru–502324, India b The University of Western Australia, ...

Anti-nutritional Factors in Some Grain Legumes

Grain legumes, such as soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.), pea (Pisum sativum L.), faba bean (Vicia faba L.), lupins (Lupinus spp.), common vetch (Vicia sativa L.) and grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.), represent one of the most quality and least expensive solutions for a long-term demand for plant protein in animal husbandry. One of the limitations to an increased use of grain legumes as feed is t...

The Grain Legumes Integrated Project

Update on Comparative Genomics of Legumes Bridging Model and Crop Legumes through Comparative Genomics

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, legumes represent the second most important family of crop plants after Poaceae (grass family), accounting for approximately 27% of the world’s crop production (Graham and Vance, 2003). On a worldwide basis, legumes contri...

Translational genomics

The term "Translational Genomics" reflects both title and mission of this new journal. "Translational" has traditionally been understood as "applied research" or "development", different from or even opposed to "basic research". Recent scientific and societal developments have triggered a re-assessment of the connotation that "translational" and "basic" are either/or activities: translational r...