Highlights•Agriculture needs to implement appropriate strategies to develop novel resilient
varieties able to cope with climate changes.•Understanding the genetic basis of phenotypic …

Barley is the most ancient crop among the cereals with a significant role in the human
civilization. Under the fast-changing climate, it is considered as a future crop of choice as …

Cowpea cultivation in many countries around the Mediterranean Basin depends on a
number of locally adapted populations conserved on-farm at a small scale, rather than on …

Global environmental change and increasing human population emphasize the urgent need
for higher yielding and better adapted crop plants. One strategy to achieve this aim is to …

Abstract Evaluation and characterization of genetic resources maintained at both in situ and
ex situ GenBanks have important implications for future utilization in association map** …

The optimal use of legume genetic resources represents a key prerequisite for co** with
current agriculture‐related societal challenges, including conservation of agrobiodiversity …

The current investigation was performed to explore the nutritional and functional
composition of four landlines of barley denoted as LB1 (Gilgit), LB2 (Nagar), LB3 (Skardu) …

Mexico is recognized as the center of origin and domestication of maize. Introduction of
modern maize varieties (MVs) into Mexico raised concerns regarding the possible effects of …

Cowpea is a nutrient-rich staple legume and climate-resilient crop for vulnerable
agroecosystems. However, the crop still remains underutilized, mainly due to its narrow …

Knowing the extent of genetic variability among and within barley accessions provide bases
of selection for breeders. However, given the heterogeneous nature of the germplasm …