Designing Novel Strategies for Improving Old Legumes: An Overview from Common Vetch
Author:
Ramírez-Parra Elena1ORCID, De la Rosa Lucía2
Affiliation:
1. Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas, (CBGP, UPM-INIA/CSIC) Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Campus de Montegancedo, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 28223 Madrid, Spain 2. Centro de Recursos Fitogenéticos, (CRF-INIA/CSIC) Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Alcalá de Henares, 28805 Madrid, Spain
Abstract
Common vetch (Vicia sativa L.) is a grain legume used in animal feeding, rich in protein content, fatty acid, and mineral composition that makes for a very adequate component to enrich feedstuff. In addition, relevant pharmacological properties have been reported in humans. The common vetch, similar to other legumes, can fix atmospheric nitrogen, a crucial feature for sustainable agricultural systems. These properties enhance the use of vetch as a cover crop and its sowing in intercropping systems. Moreover, several studies have recently pointed out the potential of vetch in the phytoremediation of contaminated soils. These characteristics make vetch a relevant crop, which different potential improvements target. Varieties with different yields, flowering times, shattering resistance, nutritional composition, rhizobacteria associations, drought tolerance, nitrogen fixation capacity, and other agronomic-relevant traits have been identified when different vetch accessions are compared. Recently, the analysis of genomic and transcriptomic data has allowed the development of different molecular markers to be used for assisted breeding purposes, promoting crop improvement. Here, we review the potential of using the variability of V. sativa genetic resources and new biotechnological and molecular tools for selecting varieties with improved traits to be used in sustainable agriculture systems.
Funder
Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion Agencia Estatal de Investigación of Spain Spanish Ministry of Education and Science CSIC
Subject
Plant Science,Ecology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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