Most land plants benefit from endosymbiotic interactions with mycorrhizal fungi, including
legumes and some nonlegumes that also interact with endosymbiotic nitrogen (N)-fixing …

Increasing agricultural productivity via modern breeding strategies is of prime interest to
attain global food security. An array of biotic and abiotic stressors affect productivity as well …

Legumes such as soybean are considered important crops as they provide proteins and oils
for humans and livestock around the world. Different from other crops, leguminous crops …

Plants are vulnerable to many environmental constraints which include drought, salinity,
extreme temperatures, heavy metals, etc., thereby posing damage to the development and …

Grain legumes are an important source of nutrition and income for billions of consumers and
farmers around the world. However, the low productivity of new legume varieties, due to the …

Develo** more crops able to sustainably produce high yields when grown under
biotic/abiotic stresses is an important goal, if crop production and food security are to be …

Nodulation process in legume plants is essential for biological nitrogen fixation during which
process a large amount of phosphorus (P) is required. Under P deficiency, nodule formation …

Three PHO2-like genes encoding putative ubiquitin-conjugating E2 enzymes of Medicago
truncatula were characterized for potential roles in phosphorous (P) homeostasis and …

Phosphorus (P) deficiency is a major limitation for legume crop production. Although overall
adaptations of plant roots to P deficiency have been extensively studied, only fragmentary …

The formation and development of legumes nodules requires a lot of energy. Legumes must
strictly control the number and activity of nodules to ensure efficient energy distribution. The …