Food security, lowering the risk of climate change and meeting the increasing demand for
energy will increasingly be critical challenges in the years to come. Producing sustainably is …

Most species in the Leguminosae (legume family) can fix atmospheric nitrogen (N2) via
symbiotic bacteria (rhizobia) in root nodules. Here, the literature on legume-rhizobia …

Abstract The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) is a comprehensive list of
scientifically described plant species, compiled over four decades, from peer-reviewed …

The classification of the legume family proposed here addresses the long-known non-
monophyly of the traditionally recognised subfamily Caesalpinioideae, by recognising six …

Fabaceae are the third largest angiosperm family, with 765 genera and∼ 19 500 species.
They are important both economically and ecologically, and global Fabaceae crops are …

The classification of the legume family proposed here addresses the long‐known non‐
monophyly of the traditionally recognised subfamily Caesalpinioideae, by recognising six …

Contents Summary 40 I. Introduction 40 II. Recent changes in the taxonomy of legume
genera 41 III. Latitudinal variations in the distribution of nodulated legumes 44 IV …

Plants provide fundamental support systems for life on Earth and are the basis for all
terrestrial ecosystems; a decline in plant diversity will be detrimental to all other groups of …

Phylogenomic analyses have helped resolve many recalcitrant relationships in the
angiosperm tree of life, yet phylogenetic resolution of the backbone of the Leguminosae …

Timing of seed germination is one of the key steps in plant life cycles. It determines the
beginning of plant growth in natural or agricultural ecosystems. In the wild, many seeds …