Cathie Martin

Sep 26, 2024 | nature.com | Marielle Vigouroux |Pirita Paajanen |Jiří Macas |Burkhard Steuernagel |Cathie Martin

AbstractGrasspea (Lathyrus sativus L.) is an underutilised but promising legume crop with tolerance to a wide range of abiotic and biotic stress factors, and potential for climate-resilient agriculture. Despite a long history and wide geographical distribution of cultivation, only limited breeding resources are available. This paper reports a 5.96 Gbp genome assembly of grasspea genotype LS007, of which 5.03 Gbp is scaffolded into 7 pseudo-chromosomes.

Jan 2, 2024 | nature.com | Cathie Martin |Alisdair R. Fernie

AbstractBiofortification was first proposed in the early 1990s as a low-cost, sustainable strategy to enhance the mineral and vitamin contents of staple food crops to address micronutrient malnutrition. Since then, the concept and remit of biofortification has burgeoned beyond staples and solutions for low- and middle-income economies.