Advances in genome mapping in orphan grain legumes of genus Vigna

Published on Dec 23, 2012 10:08 AM

The genus Vigna contains many important grain legumes
that provide an inexpensive source of dietary protein for
humans. With recent advancement in molecular marker
technology,there has been a surge in the genome mapping
studies in crop plants. Although, a significant amount of
genetic studies has been carried out in Vigna species,
genome mapping research in Vigna species is far behind
the other major grain legumes such as common bean and
soybean.This article presents a comprehensive review on
the recent advances in genome mapping research in Vigna
species with emphasis on four important grain legumes
viz., cowpea, mungbean, azuki bean and blackgram. The
reviewed areas include genetic linkage maps, comparative
genome mapping, genes/QTLs mapping for agronomically
important traits and availability of genomic resources,
which can be used to accelerate molecular breeding in genus
Vigna.

Keywords: Vigna, molecular markers, genetic linkage map, QTL mapping, genomic resources

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Year: 2013
Volume: 73
Issue: 1
Article DOI: 10.5958/j.0019-5200.73.1.001
Print ISSN: 0019-5200
Online ISSN: 0975-6906

Authors

S. K. Gupta and T. Gopalakrishna info_circle

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