Development of Gene-Based SSR Markers in Winged  Bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L.) DC.) for  Diversity Assessment.

ABSTRACT: Winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus) is an herbaceous multipurpose legume grown in hot and humid countries as a pulse, vegetable (leaves and pods), or root tuber crop depending on local consumption preferences. In addition to its different nutrient-rich edible parts which could contribute to food and nutritional security, it is an efficient nitrogen fixer as a component of sustainable agricultural systems. Generating genetic resources and improved lines would help to accelerate the breeding improvement of this crop, as the lack of improved cultivars adapted to specific environments has been one of the limitations preventing wider use. A transcriptomic de novo assembly was constructed from four tissues: leaf, root, pod, and reproductive tissues from Malaysian accessions, comprising of

SUBMITTER: Wong QN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5368704 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature