Journal article
Orphan legume crops enter the genomics era!
Current Opinion in Plant Biology, Vol.12(2), pp.202-210
2009
Abstract
Many of the world's most important food legumes are grown in arid and semi-arid regions of Africa and Asia, where crop productivity is hampered by biotic and abiotic stresses. Until recently, these crops have also suffered from a dearth of genomic and molecular-genetic resources and thus were ‘orphans’ of the genome revolution. However, the community of legume researchers has begun a concerted effort to change this situation. The driving force is a series of international collaborations that benefit from recent advances in genome sequencing and genotyping technologies. The focus of these activities is the development of genome-scale data sets that can be used in high-throughput approaches to facilitate genomics-assisted breeding in these legumes.
Details
- Title
- Orphan legume crops enter the genomics era!
- Authors/Creators
- R.K. Varshney (Author/Creator)T.J. Close (Author/Creator)N.K. Singh (Author/Creator)D.A. Hoisington (Author/Creator)D.R. Cook (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Current Opinion in Plant Biology, Vol.12(2), pp.202-210
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Identifiers
- 991005545237407891
- Copyright
- © 2008 Elsevier Ltd.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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- Citation topics
- 3 Agriculture, Environment & Ecology
- 3.4 Crop Science
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- Plant Sciences
- ESI research areas
- Plant & Animal Science