Latest Medicago truncatula Stories

The genome of Medicago, a close relative of alfalfa and a long-established model for the study of legume biology, has been sequenced by an international team of scientists, capturing around 94 per cent of its genes. The research gives new insights into the evolution of the Papilionoid subfamily of legumes, which includes peas, soybean and all legumes grown as crops. Plants in this family can house and work with bacteria to provide them with nitrogen from the air. The new findings...

Genome gives clues into legume evolution, and could provide means to better understand and better utilize closely related agricultural crops such as alfalfa ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Scientists from the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), along with a team of international researchers led by those at the University of Minnesota, have sequenced and published a draft genome of the model legume, Medicago truncatula, also known by its common name, "barrel medic."...

ARDMORE, Okla., March 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation and Forage Genetics International, LLC, a Land O'Lakes subsidiary, have entered into a multi-year research collaboration focused on improving alfalfa for a broad range of applications, including forage, silage and industrial uses. As part of the collaboration, Forage Genetics International (FGI) provides a gift to advance the Noble Foundation's infrastructure and research, education and outreach...