Department of Botany, Faculty of Sciences, Palacký University, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences and Gund Institute for the Environment, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA.
Int J Mol Sci. 2020 May 8;21(9):3336. doi: 10.3390/ijms21093336.
Legumes have played an important part in cropping systems since the dawn of agriculture, both as human food and as animal feed. The legume family is arguably one of the most abundantly domesticated crop plant families. Their ability to symbiotically fix nitrogen and improve soil fertility has been rewarded since antiquity and makes them a key protein source. The pea was the original model organism used in Mendel's discovery of the laws of inheritance, making it the foundation of modern plant genetics. This Special Issue provides up-to-date information on legume biology, genetic advances, and the legacy of Mendel.
豆类自农业起源以来就在作物系统中扮演了重要的角色，既是人类的食物，也是动物的饲料。豆类家族可以说是驯化作物中最丰富的家族之一。自古以来，它们共生固氮和提高土壤肥力的能力就得到了回报，使它们成为关键的蛋白质来源。豌豆是孟德尔发现遗传定律时最初使用的模式生物，它是现代植物遗传学的基础。本特刊提供了关于豆类生物学、遗传进展和孟德尔遗产的最新信息。
