Societal Impact Statement Biodiversity is essential to food security and nutrition locally and
globally. By reviewing the global state of edible plants and highlighting key neglected and …

The United Nations has declared 2016 as the International Year of Pulses. Pulses are
narrowly defined as leguminous crops that are harvested as dry seeds. Although some …

Domestication can be considered a specialized mutualism in which a domesticator exerts
control over the reproduction or propagation (fitness) of a domesticated species to gain …

Legumes represent the second most important family of crop plants after grasses,
accounting for approximately 27% of the world's crop production. Past domestication …

Introduction Global malnutrition continues to be a canker owing to poor eating habits and
over-reliance on the major staple crops. Vegetable soybean (maodou) is gaining popularity …

Carotenoids have traditionally been subscribed to their role as accessory pigments in
photosynthesis. However, the large and growing body of literature investigated on the field …

Legumes are rich in secondary metabolites, such as polyphenols, alkaloids, and saponins,
which are important defense compounds to protect the plant against herbivores and …

Greater susceptibility to herbivory can arise as an effect of crop domestication. One
proposed explanation is that defenses decreased intentionally or unintentionally during the …

Domestication and breeding have influenced the genetic structure of plant populations due
to selection for adaptation from natural habitats to agro-ecosystems. Here, we investigate the …

Macroorganisms are colonized by microbial communities that exert important biological and
ecological functions, the composition of which is subject to host control and has therefore …