Domesticating Vigna Stipulacea: A Potential Legume Crop With Broad Resistance to Biotic Stresses

Domesticating Vigna Stipulacea: A Potential Legume Crop With Broad Resistance to Biotic Stresses

Though crossing wild relatives to modern cultivars is a usual means to introduce alleles of stress tolerance, an alternative is de novo domesticating wild species that are already tolerant to various kinds of stresses. As a test case, we chose Vigna stipulacea Kuntze, which has fast growth, short ve...

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Main Authors: Yu Takahashi, Hiroaki Sakai, Yuki Yoshitsu, Chiaki Muto, Toyoaki Anai, Muthaiyan Pandiyan, Natesan Senthil, Norihiko Tomooka, Ken Naito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
plant domestication
wild species
legume
Vigna
mutant screening
seed dormancy
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2019.01607/full

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