Among the legume family, mungbean (Vigna radiata) has become one of the important crops in Asia, showing a steady increase in global production. It provides a good source of protein and contains most notably folate and iron. Beyond the nutritional value of mungbean, certain features make it a well-suited model organism among legume plants because of its small genome size, short life-cycle, self...

Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) is the biological process by which the atmospheric nitrogen (N2) is converted to ammonia by an enzyme called nitrogenase. It is the major source of the biosphere nitrogen and as such has an important ecological and agronomical role, accounting for 65 % of the nitrogen used in agriculture worldwide. The most important source of fixed nitrogen is the symbiotic a...

Grasspea (GP) (Lathyrus sativus) is a drought-tolerant legume that can be grown for forage and grain. It has potential value to be used as a nitrogen-fixing crop in dryland rotations with non-legume grain crops. However, the agronomy of GP for the Central Great Plains region have not been investigated. The objective of this research was to compare the grain and biomass yield, as well as N accum...

To asses the micronutrient status of soils under legume crop in arid region of Western Rajasthan a study was conducted. A total of 652 soil samples (445 samples of rhizosphere and 207 samples of non-rhizosphere) from farmer’s field were collected and analyzed for DTPA-extractable micronutrient status and soil properties. Content of micronutrient was in order of Mn> Fe> Cu> Zn. The DTPAMn, Fe, C...

Currently, the sole strategy for managing food hypersensitivity involves strict avoidance of the trigger. Several alternate strategies for the treatment of food allergies are currently under study. Also being explored is the process of eliminating allergenic proteins from crop plants. Legumes are a rich source of protein and are an essential component of the human diet. Unfortunately, legumes, ...

Declining rainfall with increasing variability, temperature extremes, and declining soil fertility are threatening crop production ultimately food security in the rainfed Mediterranean environment Morocco. Conservation agriculture (CA) practices such as reduced tillage, cover, appropriate rotation recognized a set of adaptive agricultural systems climate-sensitive regions. Systematic evaluation...