A reduction in pod shattering is one of the main components of grain legume domestication.
Despite this, many domesticated legumes suffer serious yield losses due to shattering …

Domestication is a dynamic and ongoing process of transforming wild species into cultivated
species by selecting desirable agricultural plant features to meet human needs such as …

Background Alfalfa is the most extensively cultivated forage legume. Salinity is a major
environmental factor that impacts on alfalfa's productivity. However, little is known about the …

In wild habitats, fruit dehiscence is a critical strategy for seed dispersal; however, in
cultivated crops it is one of the major sources of yield loss. Therefore, indehiscence of fruits …

Legume crops, belonging to the Fabaceae family, are of immense importance for sustaining
global food security. Many legumes are profitable crops for smallholder farmers due to their …

Common vetch (Vicia sativa L.) is an important leguminous crop, providing humans with
starch from seeds, feeding livestock with vegetative organs, or fertilizing soils by returning to …

Abstract Background Common vetch (Vicia sativa L.) is an annual legume with excellent
suitability in cold and dry regions. Despite its great applied potential, the genomic …

Pod-shattering causes a significant yield loss in many soybean cultivars. Shattering-tolerant
cultivars provide the most effective approach to minimizing this loss. We developed …

Clubroot disease caused by the infection of Plasmodiophora brassicae is widespread in
China, and significantly reduces the yield of Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp …

Due to the stronger ability to grow in extreme abiotic stress conditions, common vetch (Vicia
sativa L.) has been generally cultivated worldwide and commonly utilized in methane biofuel …