J Integr Plant Biol. ›› 2014, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (8): 714-728.DOI: 10.1111/jipb.12187

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Unique and conserved features of floral evocation in legumes

Lim Chee Liew, Mohan B. Singh and Prem L. Bhalla*   

  1. Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Laboratory, Melbourne School of Land and Environment, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
  • Received:2013-12-05 Accepted:2014-02-19 Published:2014-02-20
  • About author:*Correspondence: E-mail: premlb@unimelb.edu.au

Abstract:

Legumes, with their unique ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen, play a vital role in ensuring future food security and mitigating the effects of climate change because they use less fossil energy and produce less greenhouse gases compared with N-fertilized systems. Grain legumes are second only to cereal crops as a source of human and animal food, and they contribute approximately one third of the protein consumed by the human population. The productivity of seed crops, such as grain legumes, is dependent on flowering. Despite the genetic variation and importance of flowering in legume production, studies of the molecular pathways that control flowering in legumes are limited. Recent advances in genomics have revealed that legume flowering pathways are divergent from those of such model species as Arabidopsis thaliana. Here, we discuss the current understanding of flowering time regulation in legumes and highlight the unique and conserved features of floral evocation in legumes.

 

Liew LC, Singh MB, Bhalla PL (2014) Unique and conserved features of floral evocation in legumes. J Integr Plant Biol 56: 714–728. doi: 10.1111/jipb.12187

Key words: Flowering, legume, soybean

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