Molecular Analysis of Medicago spp.—the Second Edition
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Development and Morphogenesis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 October 2022) | Viewed by 2570
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plant cell cycle and meiosis; plant development and reproduction; signal transduction via MAPK genes related to development and stress responses; plant functional genomics in model (Arabidopsis and Medicago truncatula) and crop species; bioenergy crops; biodiversity; heterosis
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Interests: gene structure; functional genomics; biodiversity; Medicago truncatula
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Interests: plant science; functional genomics; transcriptomics; plant metabolites; plant development
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Legumes have received renewed attention as a source of high-value protein for food and feed, due to the high sustainability of their cultivation. In particular, their ability to fix nitrogen is beneficial to themselves and intercropped and subsequent crops. Medicago truncatula has gained importance in recent years as one of the main model species for legumes because of its relatively small genome, short lifecycle, and the possibility of transformation. Genome sequencing and resequencing, mutant collections, and the recent application of genome editing technologies have all contributed to a wider understanding of Medicago plant development, interaction with microorganisms, responses to biotic and abiotic stresses, and secondary metabolism.
In the current Special Issue, we welcome contributions in form of original articles, reviews, and short communications on the recent advances in the molecular analysis and biology of Medicago truncatula and Medicago spp.
Dr. Ornella Calderini
Prof. Dr. Andrea Porceddu
Dr. Francesco Panara
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Medicago
- genomics
- functional genomics
- development
- abiotic and biotic interaction
- secondary compound
