Genomics-assisted breeding in four major pulse crops of develo** countries: present status and prospects

A Bohra, MK Pandey, UC Jha, B Singh, IP Singh… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2014 - Springer
Key message Given recent advances in pulse molecular biology, genomics-driven breeding
has emerged as a promising approach to address the issues of limited genetic gain and low …

Genetic transformation of legumes: an update

A Choudhury, MV Rajam - Plant Cell Reports, 2021 - Springer
Key message This review summarizes the recent advances in legume genetic
transformation and provides an insight into the critical factors that play a major role in the …

[HTML][HTML] Development of an Agrobacterium-mediated CRISPR/Cas9 system in pea (Pisum sativum L.)

G Li, R Liu, R Xu, RK Varshney, H Ding, M Li, X Yan… - The Crop Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Pea (Pisum sativum L.) is an annual cool-season legume crop. Owing to its role in
sustainable agriculture as both a rotation and a cash crop, its global market is expanding …

Develo** a rapid and highly efficient cowpea regeneration, transformation and genome editing system using embryonic axis explants

P Che, S Chang, MK Simon, Z Zhang… - The Plant …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
SUMMARY Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) is one of the most important legume
crops planted worldwide, but despite decades of effort, cowpea transformation is still …

Genetic transformation and genomic resources for next-generation precise genome engineering in vegetable crops

T Cardi, N D'Agostino, P Tripodi - Frontiers in plant science, 2017 - frontiersin.org
In the frame of modern agriculture facing the predicted increase of population and general
environmental changes, the securement of high quality food remains a major challenge to …

RNAi-derived transgenic resistance to Mungbean yellow mosaic India virus in cowpea

S Kumar, B Tanti, BL Patil, SK Mukherjee, L Sahoo - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Cowpea is an important grain legume crop of Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia.
Leaf curl and golden mosaic diseases caused by Mungbean yellow mosaic India virus …

Cowpea genetic resources and its utilization: Indian perspective-A review

K Tripathi, PG Gore, SP Ahlawat, V Tyagi… - Legume Research …, 2019 - indianjournals.com
Cowpea is a multipurpose food legume of the tropics and is a crucial source of nutrition for
rural and tribal communities in Africaand Asia. High protein content, nitrogen-fixing ability …

Transgenic cowpea plants expressing Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2Aa insecticidal protein imparts resistance to Maruca vitrata legume pod borer

A Kumar, R Jaiwal, R Sreevathsa, D Chaudhary… - Plant cell reports, 2021 - Springer
Key message Fertile independent transgenic cowpea lines expressing the BtCry2Aa toxin
with increased resistance to the most devastating lepidopteran insect pest, Maruca pod …

VuDREB2A, a novel DREB2-type transcription factor in the drought-tolerant legume cowpea, mediates DRE-dependent expression of stress-responsive genes and …

A Sadhukhan, Y Kobayashi, Y Kobayashi, M Tokizawa… - Planta, 2014 - Springer
Main conclusion VuDREB2A exists in cowpea as a canonical DREB2-type transcription
factor, having the ability to bind dehydration-responsive elements in vitro and confer …

Ectopic overexpression of a mungbean vacuolar Na+/H+ antiporter gene (VrNHX1) leads to increased salinity stress tolerance in transgenic Vigna unguiculata L …

S Mishra, R Behura, JP Awasthi, M Dey, D Sahoo… - Molecular …, 2014 - Springer
Salinity is a major threat to sustainable agriculture worldwide. Plant NHX exchangers play
an important role in conferring salt tolerance under salinity stress. In this study, a vacuolar …