Unraveling Valuable Traits in Ethiopian Grain Legumes Research Hastens Crop Intensification and Economic Gains: A Review

GENETIC RESOURCES, CHROMOSOME ENGINEERING, AND CROP IMPROVEMENT Grain Legumes

Economic and environmental impacts of introducing grain legumes in farming systems of Midi-Pyrenees region (France): A simulation approach

The reconciliation of economy and environment is a key factor in achieving sustainability.The European Union wishes to achieve the sustainability of its agriculture in order to producehigh quality food materials and to manage energy crisis and the risks related to climate andmarket fluctuations. These risks can be mitigated by reducing negative impacts of agriculturalactivities on the environme...

Plant domestication versus crop evolution: a conceptual framework for cereals and grain legumes.

'Domestication syndrome' (DS) denotes differences between domesticated plants and their wild progenitors. Crop plants are dynamic entities; hence, not all parameters distinguishing wild progenitors from cultigens resulted from domestication. In this opinion article, we refine the DS concept using agronomic, genetic, and archaeobotanical considerations by distinguishing crucial domestication tra...

Crop Responses to Elevated Carbon Dioxide and Interaction with Temperature: Grain Legumes

Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration ([CO2]) and other greenhouse gases have risen over the past few decades. If this continues, it could indirectly lead to increases in global temperature. Responses of grain legume crops (soybean, dry bean, peanut and cowpea) to elevated [CO2] and interactions with temperature are summarized. Our research shows that, in the absence of biotic (pests, diseas...

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