Harnessing the Potential of Forage Legumes, Alfalfa, Soybean, and Cowpea for Sustainable Agriculture and Global Food Security

The Panax ginseng PgTIP1 gene confers enhanced salt and drought tolerance to transgenic soybean plants by maintaining homeostasis of water, salt ions and ROS

(2018) Jing An et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Alfalfa response to heat stress is modulated by microRNA156

(2018) Craig Matthews et al.   PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM

Climate resilient crops for improving global food security and safety

(2018) Om Parkash Dhankher et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Genetic Improvement of the Fatty Acid Biosynthesis System to Alter the ω-6/ω-3 Ratio in the Soybean Seed

(2017) Krishnanand P. Kulkarni et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN OIL CHEMISTS SOCIETY

MicroRNA156 improves drought stress tolerance in alfalfa ( Medicago sativa ) by silencing SPL13

(2017) Muhammad Arshad et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Molecular mapping and genomics of soybean seed protein: a review and perspective for the future

(2017) Gunvant Patil et al.   THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS

Mapping QTLs for 100-seed weight in an interspecific soybean cross of Williams 82 (Glycine max) and PI 366121 (Glycine soja)

(2017) Krishnanand P. Kulkarni et al.   Crop & Pasture Science

Genome-Wide Association Mapping of Loci Associated with Plant Growth and Forage Production under Salt Stress in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)

(2017) Xiang-Ping Liu et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Identification of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphic Loci Associated with Biomass Yield under Water Deficit in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Using Genome-Wide Sequencing and Association Mapping

(2017) Long-Xi Yu   Frontiers in Plant Science

A Novel Soybean Dirigent Gene GmDIR22 Contributes to Promotion of Lignan Biosynthesis and Enhances Resistance to Phytophthora sojae

(2017) Ninghui Li et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Over-Expression of Arabidopsis EDT1 Gene Confers Drought Tolerance in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)

(2017) Guangshun Zheng et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Enhancing food security: Food crop portfolio choice in response to climatic risk in India

(2017) Aditya R. Khanal et al.   Global Food Security-Agriculture Policy Economics and Environment

Genome-Wide Association Mapping and Genomic Selection for Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) Forage Quality Traits

(2017) Elisa Biazzi et al.   PLoS One

Novel Quantitative Trait Loci for Forage Quality Traits in a Cross between PI 483463 and ‘Hutcheson’ in Soybean

(2016) Sovetgul Asekova et al.   CROP SCIENCE

The application of genomics and bioinformatics to accelerate crop improvement in a changing climate

(2016) Jacqueline Batley et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculataL. Walp), a renewed multipurpose crop for a more sustainable agri-food system: nutritional advantages and constraints

(2016) Alexandre Gonçalves et al.   JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

Genetic analysis of shoot fresh weight in a cross of wild (G. soja) and cultivated (G. max) soybean

(2016) Sovetgul Asekova et al.   MOLECULAR BREEDING

Genomic regions, cellular components and gene regulatory basis underlying pod length variations in cowpea (V. unguiculata L. Walp)

(2016) Pei Xu et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Identification of quantitative trait loci controlling soybean seed weight in recombinant inbred lines derived from PI 483463 (Glycine soja) × ‘Hutcheson’ (G. max)

(2016) Krishnanand P. Kulkarni et al.   PLANT BREEDING

Overexpressing Arabidopsis ABF3 increases tolerance to multiple abiotic stresses and reduces leaf size in alfalfa

(2016) Zhi Wang et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Identification of loci controlling forage yield and nutritive value in diploid alfalfa using GBS-GWAS

(2016) Muhammet Sakiroglu et al.   THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS

Genomic-assisted haplotype analysis and the development of high-throughput SNP markers for salinity tolerance in soybean

(2016) Gunvant Patil et al.   Scientific Reports

Association Mapping for Fiber-Related Traits and Digestibility in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)

(2016) Zan Wang et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Genomic Selection in the Era of Next Generation Sequencing for Complex Traits in Plant Breeding

(2016) Javaid A. Bhat et al.   Frontiers in Genetics

Dirigent Proteins from Cotton (Gossypiumsp.) for the Atropselective Synthesis of Gossypol

(2015) Isabelle Effenberger et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Accuracy of genomic selection for alfalfa biomass yield in different reference populations

(2015) Paolo Annicchiarico et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci for Alfalfa Forage Biomass Productivity during Drought Stress

(2015) Ian M. Ray et al.   CROP SCIENCE

Perspectives for Genomic Selection Applications and Research in Plants

(2015) Nicolas Heslot et al.   CROP SCIENCE

A meta-analysis of climate change effects on forage quality in grasslands: specificities of mountain and Mediterranean areas

(2015) B. Dumont et al.   GRASS AND FORAGE SCIENCE

Dirigent Protein-Mediated Lignan and Cyanogenic Glucoside Formation in Flax Seed: Integrated Omics and MALDI Mass Spectrometry Imaging

(2015) Doralyn S. Dalisay et al.   JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS

Global agricultural intensification during climate change: a role for genomics

(2015) Michael Abberton et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Genome-wide association study, genomic prediction and marker-assisted selection for seed weight in soybean (Glycine max)

(2015) Jiaoping Zhang et al.   THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS

Breaking through the feed barrier: options for improving forage genetics

(2015) B. A. Barrett et al.   Animal Production Science

Genomic Prediction of Biomass Yield in Two Selection Cycles of a Tetraploid Alfalfa Breeding Population

(2015) Xuehui Li et al.   Plant Genome

Application of genomics-assisted breeding for generation of climate resilient crops: progress and prospects

(2015) Chittaranjan Kole et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Identification of Loci Associated with Drought Resistance Traits in Heterozygous Autotetraploid Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Using Genome-Wide Association Studies with Genotyping by Sequencing

(2015) Tiejun Zhang et al.   PLoS One

Legume-Cereal Intercropping Improves Forage Yield, Quality and Degradability

(2015) Jie Zhang et al.   PLoS One

Potential of Association Mapping and Genomic Selection to Explore PI 88788 Derived Soybean Cyst Nematode Resistance

(2015) Yong Bao et al.   Plant Genome

Genotyping by sequencing for genomic prediction in a soybean breeding population

(2014) Diego Jarquín et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Detection of QTL for forage yield, lodging resistance and spring vigor traits in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)

(2014) Per McCord et al.   EUPHYTICA

De novo assembly of soybean wild relatives for pan-genome analysis of diversity and agronomic traits

(2014) Ying-hui Li et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Identification of loci governing eight agronomic traits using a GBS-GWAS approach and validation by QTL mapping in soya bean

(2014) Humira Sonah et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Overexpression of Glycine soja WRKY20 enhances both drought and salt tolerance in transgenic alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)

(2014) Lili Tang et al.   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)/Maize (Zea mays L.) Intercropping Provides a Feasible Way to Improve Yield and Economic Incomes in Farming and Pastoral Areas of Northeast China

(2014) Baoru Sun et al.   PLoS One

Lignin genetic engineering for improvement of wood quality: Applications in paper and textile industries, fodder and bioenergy production

(2014) Smita Rastogi Verma et al.   SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Identification of quantitative trait loci controlling linolenic acid concentration in PI483463 (Glycine soja)

(2014) Bo-Keun Ha et al.   THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS

Genomic selection: genome-wide prediction in plant improvement

(2014) Zeratsion Abera Desta et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Integrating omic approaches for abiotic stress tolerance in soybean

(2014) Rupesh Deshmukh et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Genetic mapping of quantitative trait loci conditioning salt tolerance in wild soybean (Glycine soja) PI 483463

(2013) Bo-Keun Ha et al.   EUPHYTICA

Genomic selection of seed weight based on low-density SCAR markers in soybean

(2013) Y.J. Shu et al.   GENETICS AND MOLECULAR RESEARCH

Quantitative trait loci analysis of flowering time related traits identified in recombinant inbred lines of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata)

(2013) Mebeasealassie Andargie et al.   GENOME

Prospects for genomic selection in forage plant species

(2013) Benjamin J. Hayes et al.   PLANT BREEDING

Overexpression of GsZFP1 enhances salt and drought tolerance in transgenic alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)

(2013) Lili Tang et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Genetic Architecture of Delayed Senescence, Biomass, and Grain Yield under Drought Stress in Cowpea

(2013) Wellington Muchero et al.   PLoS One

Climate Change Impacts on Global Food Security

(2013) T. Wheeler et al.   SCIENCE

Plant tolerance to high temperature in a changing environment: scientific fundamentals and production of heat stress-tolerant crops

(2013) Craita E. Bita et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Will genomic selection be a practical method for plant breeding?

(2012) Akihiro Nakaya et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Effects on Lignin Structure of Coumarate 3-Hydroxylase Downregulation in Poplar

(2012) John Ralph et al.   BioEnergy Research

Leaf morphology in Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp]: QTL analysis, physical mapping and identifying a candidate gene using synteny with model legume species

(2012) Marti Pottorff et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Maize–grain legume intercropping is an attractive option for ecological intensification that reduces climatic risk for smallholder farmers in central Mozambique

(2012) Leonard Rusinamhodzi et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

A web-based bioinformatics interface applied to the GENOSOJA project: databases and pipelines

(2012) Leandro Costa do Nascimento et al.   GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Cell wall, lignin and fatty acid-related transcriptome in soybean: achieving gene expression patterns for bioenergy legume

(2012) Maria Clara Pestana-Calsa et al.   GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

High-throughput Phenotyping and Genomic Selection: The Frontiers of Crop Breeding ConvergeF

(2012) Llorenç Cabrera-Bosquet et al.   Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Alfalfa forage digestibility, quality and yield under future climate change scenarios vary with Sinorhizobium meliloti strain

(2012) Álvaro Sanz-Sáez et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Impact of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and atmospheric CO2 concentration on the biomass production and partitioning in the forage legume alfalfa

(2012) Marouane Baslam et al.   SYMBIOSIS

QTL detection for forage quality and stem histology in four connected mapping populations of the model legume Medicago truncatula

(2012) Luz del Carmen Lagunes Espinoza et al.   THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS

Patterns of linkage disequilibrium and association mapping in diploid alfalfa (M. sativa L.)

(2012) Muhammet Sakiroglu et al.   THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS

Applied Genetics and Genomics in Alfalfa Breeding

(2012) Xuehui Li et al.   Agronomy-Basel

A comparative study between lignin down regulated alfalfa lines and their respective unmodified controls on the nutritional characteristics of hay

(2011) G. Getachew et al.   ANIMAL FEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Genic SNP markers and legume synteny reveal candidate genes underlying QTL for Macrophomina phaseolina resistance and maturity in cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp.]

(2011) Wellington Muchero et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Potentials toward genetic engineering of drought-tolerant soybean

(2011) Nguyen Phuong Thao et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Forage soybean yield and quality response to water use

(2011) David C. Nielsen   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Biotechnological advancements in alfalfa improvement

(2011) Suresh Kumar   JOURNAL OF APPLIED GENETICS

System responses to long-term drought and re-watering of two contrasting alfalfa varieties

(2011) Yun Kang et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Multi-population QTL detection for aerial morphogenetic traits in the model legume Medicago truncatula

(2011) Luz del Carmen Lagunes Espinoza et al.   THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS

Genome-wide association mapping reveals a rich genetic architecture of complex traits in Oryza sativa

(2011) Keyan Zhao et al.   Nature Communications

Association Mapping of Biomass Yield and Stem Composition in a Tetraploid Alfalfa Breeding Population

(2011) Xuehui Li et al.   Plant Genome

The Genetics of Lignin Biosynthesis: Connecting Genotype to Phenotype

(2010) Nicholas D. Bonawitz et al.   Annual Review of Genetics

Enhancement of salt tolerance in alfalfa transformed with the gene encoding for betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase

(2010) Zi-Hui Liu et al.   EUPHYTICA

Genome sequence of the palaeopolyploid soybean

(2010) Jeremy Schmutz et al.   NATURE

The Soybean Stem Growth Habit Gene Dt1 Is an Ortholog of Arabidopsis TERMINAL FLOWER1

(2010) B. Liu et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Antisense Down-Regulation of 4CL Expression Alters Lignification, Tree Growth, and Saccharification Potential of Field-Grown Poplar

(2010) S. L. Voelker et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Artificial selection for determinate growth habit in soybean

(2010) Z. Tian et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

NMR Characterization of C3H and HCT Down-Regulated Alfalfa Lignin

(2009) Yunqiao Pu et al.   BioEnergy Research

Assessment of nutrient competition and nutrient requirement in soybean/sorghum intercropping system

(2009) P.K. Ghosh et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY

Climate change and cattle nutritional stress

(2009) JOSEPH M. CRAINE et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Physiological Characterization of Transgenic Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) Plants for Improved Drought Tolerance

(2009) Qingzhen Jiang et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PLANT SCIENCES

The Ozone Component of Global Change: Potential Effects on Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Yield, Product Quality and Interactions with Invasive Species

(2009) Fitzgerald Booker et al.   Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Stress-inducible expression of GmDREB1 conferred salt tolerance in transgenic alfalfa

(2009) Taicheng Jin et al.   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

A consensus genetic map of cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp.] and synteny based on EST-derived SNPs

(2009) W. Muchero et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Impacts of ozone pollution on productivity and forage quality of grass/clover swards

(2008) Ignacio González-Fernández et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

Improving Saccharification Efficiency of Alfalfa Stems Through Modification of the Terminal Stages of Monolignol Biosynthesis

(2008) Lisa A. Jackson et al.   BioEnergy Research

Nitrogen uptake, fixation and response to fertilizer N in soybeans: A review

(2008) F. Salvagiotti et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Multi-site genetic modification of monolignol biosynthesis in alfalfa (Medicago sativa): effects on lignin composition in specific cell types

(2008) Jin Nakashima et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Detection of QTLs for flowering date in three mapping populations of the model legume species Medicago truncatula

(2008) Jean-Baptiste Pierre et al.   THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS

Status and Prospects of Association Mapping in Plants

(2008) Chengsong Zhu et al.   Plant Genome

UDP-glucose:(6-methoxy)podophyllotoxin 7-O-glucosyltransferase from suspension cultures of Linum nodiflorum

(2007) Anna Berim et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY