Current status and future strategy in breeding grasspea (Lathyrus sativus)
1994
A:PS
Details
Title
Current status and future strategy in breeding grasspea (Lathyrus sativus)
Author
Campbell, C.G.
Mehra, R.B.
Agrawal, S.K.
Chen, Y.Z.
Abd-El-Moneim, A.M.
Khawaja,H.I.T.
Yadov, C.R.
Tay, J.U.
Araya, W.A.
Mehra, R.B.
Agrawal, S.K.
Chen, Y.Z.
Abd-El-Moneim, A.M.
Khawaja,H.I.T.
Yadov, C.R.
Tay, J.U.
Araya, W.A.
Publication Date
1994
Call Number
A:PS
Summary
Research on grasspea (Lathyrus sativus) improvement has increased since the development of lines that are very low in the neurotoxin beta-N-oxalyl-L-alpha-beta-diamino propionic acid (ODAP); also referred to as beta-N oxalylamino-L-alanine (BOAA). Many programmes now address several related aspects of improvement simultaneously. These include reduced ODAP concentrations, insect and disease resistance, nitrogen fixation, agronomic practices, fodder and forage production, and components for increased yielding ability. The coordinated, multidisciplinary approach now being applied to the genetic improvement of grasspea should allow the potential of this largely neglected grain legume to be fully realized.
Journal Citation
v.73(1-2):167-175, EUPHYTICA
Contact Information
harvest@worldveg.org
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