supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2023YFF1001400 to T.W.);the Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by CAST(2023QNRC001 to Q.Y.);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32370253 to J.D.,32325035 to H.L.);the US Department of Agriculture(USDA)US National Institute of Food and Agriculture(NIFA)grant(2022-38821-37353 to S.R.),and a US National Science Foundation Award(2217830 to S.R.).
Medicago,a genus in the Leguminosae or Fabaceae family,includes the most globally significant forage crops,notably alfalfa(Medicago sativa).Its close diploid relative Medicago truncatula serves as an exemplary model p...
funded by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2017YFE0127700);the Key Research and Development Program of Shandong Province,China(Grant No.2021CXGC010803).
EDU reduces O_(3) sensitivity of alfalfa by mediating antioxidant enzyme activities.AM symbiosis increases stomatal conductance and plant O_(3) sensitivity.AM fungi increase stomatal conductance by increasing plant st...
financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(Grant No.BK20221513);the Key Research and Development Plan of Jiangsu Province(Grant No.BE2021365);the Postgraduate Research and Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province(Grant No.SJCX23_0207).
P.frumentum biomass could be improved by appropriating returning measures.P.frumentum biomass was excellent in 75%alfalfa returning amount.Key species of bacteria differed among the alfalfa returning amountsThe relati...
funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 42107513);the Key Projects of Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province (No. 22JR5RA051);the Key Research and Development Program of Gansu Province (No. 21YF5FA151);the Gansu Province science and Technology project (21JR7RA070)
Enhancing the growth of alfalfa(Medicago sativa L.)through inoculation with rhizobacteria represents a sustainable strategy for reclaiming saline soils.However,the lack of suitable strains and practical application gu...
California is one of the major alfalfa (Medicago sativa L) forage-producing states in the U.S, but its production area has decreased significantly in the last couple of decades. Selection of cultivars with high yield ...
the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32225038)to F.L.
Climate change is increasingly affecting agricultural outputs,as evidenced by the changing global temperature and extreme weather events that significantly impact crop yields(Lesk et al.,2016).To address this challeng...
National Institute of Food and Agriculture,Grant/Award Number:2021-70005-35690。
Alfalfa use(Medicago sativa L.;“lucerne”)in warm,humid regions of the world represents a potential area of expansion for the alfalfa industry.The objective of this review paper is to demonstrate how alfalfa forage b...
supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA26030301);Hohhot Key R&D Project(2023-JBGSS-1),the National Natural Science Foundation of China(U23A200206,32071864,32325035);the Taishan Scholar Program of Shandong(to Chunxiang Fu);the Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation(ZR202210270038)。
Alfalfa(Medicago sativa.L.)is a globally significant autotetraploid legume forage crop.However,despite its importance,establishing efficient gene editing systems for cultivated alfalfa remains a formidable challenge.I...
supported by the earmarked fund for CARS(CARS-34);the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(ASTIP-IAS14);the Science Fund Program for Distinguished Young Scholars of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Overseas)to Yongfeng Zhou.
Given the escalating impact of climate change on agriculture and food security,gaining insights into the evolutionary dynamics of climatic adaptation and uncovering climate-adapted variation can empower the breeding o...
In a previous article, we reported that a local variety of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L. cv. Aohan) had high potential to be a pioneer plant for ecological restoration in the Horqin Sandy Land, China. The plantation of ...