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Granati, E.; Bisignano, V.; Chiaretti, D.; Crinò, P.; Polignano, G. B.

doi:10.1023/a:1023562532753

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“…The genus Lathyrus, which belongs to Fabaceae (Leguminosae), is represented by more than 160 species worldwide (Allkin et al 1986), some of which are economically important as food (pulse), fodder, forage, ornamental crops, and even in traditional medicine (mainly L. sativus, L. cicera, and L. odoratus) (Vaz Patto and Rubiales 2014). In Europe, the interest in grass pea was revived because of the urgent need to recover marginal land and to provide an efficient alternative to land overexploited by cereal cultivation (Granati et al 2003). A list of the species known to be historically or currently cultivated for agriculture or horticulture is presented (Table 1).…”

Section: Grass Pea a Geographically Successful Cropmentioning

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Grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.): orphan crop, nutraceutical or just plain food?

Lambein

Travella

Kuo

et al. 2019

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Main conclusion Although grass pea is an environmentally successful robust legume with major traits of interest for food and nutrition security, the genetic potential of this orphan crop has long been neglected. Grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) is a Neolithic plant that has survived millennia of cultivation and has spread over three continents. It is a robust legume crop that is considered one of the most resilient to climate changes and to be survival food during drought-triggered famines. The hardy penetrating root system allows the cultivation of grass pea in various soil types, including marginal ones. As an efficient nitrogen fixer, it meets its own nitrogen requirements and positively benefits subsequent crops. However, already in ancient India and Greece, overconsumption of the seeds and a crippling neurological disorder, later coined neurolathyrism, had been linked. Overemphasis of their suspected toxic properties has led to disregard the plant's exceptionally positive agronomic properties and dietary advantages. In normal socioeconomic and environmental situations, in which grass pea is part of a balanced diet, neurolathyrism is virtually non-existent. The etiology of neurolathyrism has been oversimplified and the deficiency in methionine in the diet has been overlooked. In view of the global climate change, this very adaptable and nutritious orphan crop deserves more attention. Grass pea can become a wonder crop if the double stigma on its reputation as a toxic plant and as food of the poor can be disregarded. Additionally, recent research has exposed the potential of grass pea as a health-promoting nutraceutical. Development of varieties with an improved balance in essential amino acids and diet may be relevant to enhance the nutritional value without jeopardizing the multiple stress tolerance of this promising crop.

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Section: Grass Pea a Geographically Successful Cropmentioning

confidence: 99%

Grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.): orphan crop, nutraceutical or just plain food?

Lambein

Travella

Kuo

et al. 2019

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“…Meanwhile, various attempts have also been made to establish an association between easily observable characteristics and ODAP for the ease of selection, although it remains unsuccessful owing to the polygenic inheritance of ODAP, which is highly influenced by the genotype and environment and their interactions (Hanbury et al, 1999). The conventional breeding programmes of grass pea were well-established across several countries, including Australia (McCutchan, 2003), Bangladesh (Rahman et al, 2017), Canada (Campbell and Briggs, 1987), China (Yang and Zhang, 2005), Ethiopia (Tadesse and Bekele, 2003), India (Pandey et al, 1996;Santha and Mehta, 2001), Nepal (Yadav, 1996), Syria (Abd El Moneim et al, 2001;Kumar et al, 2011), Poland (Grela et al, 2010), Italy (Granati et al, 2003), USA (Krause and Krause, 2003), and Chile (Mera et al, 2003). Some of these breeding programmes are still active, however, they are meager in comparison with that for other legume crops (Vaz Patto et al, 2006).…”

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Current Perspectives on Reducing the β-ODAP Content and Improving Potential Agronomic Traits in Grass Pea (Lathyrus sativus L.)

Das

Parihar

Barpete³

et al. 2021

Front. Plant Sci.

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Grass pea is well-established as one of the most resilient and versatile crops that can thrive under extreme climatic circumstances such as cold, heat, drought, salt-affected soils, submergence, and excessive rainfall along with resistance to several diseases and pests. However, despite the awareness of its virtues, its cultivation globally has decreased recently owing to the presence of a neurotoxin, β-N-oxalyl-L-α, β-diaminopropionic acid (β-ODAP), in the seedlings and seeds of this legume, which has been reported to cause neurolathyrism, a non-reversible neurological disorder in humans and animals. Significant repositories of Lathyrus germplasm are available across countries that have provided access to a wide range of agro-morphological traits as well as the low β ODAP content. Efforts have been made worldwide to use these germplasms for the genetic enhancement of grass pea to make this food safe for human consumption. Efforts on molecular breeding of this crop are also lagging. However, during the last decade, the research scenario has changed with some efforts being made toward improving this climate resilient pulse in terms of genomic resources. Molecular markers have also been used to evaluate the interspecific diversity as well as the phylogenetic relationship among the species and mapping studies. Intron-targeted amplified polymorphic, genomic simple sequence repeat, resistance genes analogs, and disease resistance markers developed for other legume species have been successfully cross-amplified in grass pea. Transcriptomic studies have recently been undertaken on grass pea by deploying several second-generation sequencing techniques. In addition, a few studies have attempted to unveil the genes and the underlying mechanism conferring biotic and abiotic stress or regulating the pathway of β-ODAP in grass pea. Proteomics has accelerated the identification studies on differential proteomes in response to salinity and low-temperature stress conditions for unveiling the common signaling pathways involved in mitigating these abiotic stresses and in discovering differentially regulated proteins. In grass pea, a metabolomics approach has been used to identify the metabolic processes associated with β-ODAP synthesis. Genome sequencing of grass pea is under way which is expected to be vital for whole-genome re-sequencing and gene annotation toward the identification of genes with novel functions. Recently, a draft genome sequence of grass pea was developed, and some efforts are underway to re-sequence a diverse panel of grass pea comprising 384 germplasm lines. Owing to the scantiness of a successful transformation protocol, research on the application of modern approaches of genome editing like the Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) or CRISPR-associated protein 9 (CRISPR/Cas9) system for the engineering of signaling pathways or regulatory mechanisms seeks immediate attention to reduce the β-ODAP content in seeds and to improve the potential agronomic traits in grass pea.

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“…Grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) is a very popular legume in many Asian and African countries where it is grown, especially for feeding animals and human consumption [97]. It is endowed with beneficial and useful biological as well as agronomic aspects, being resistant to dryness and possessing high grain-yielding capacity and high protein content.…”

Section: Grass Pea Proteinsmentioning

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Microbial Transglutaminase as a Tool to Improve the Features of Hydrocolloid-Based Bioplastics

Giosafatto

Fusco

Al-Asmar

et al. 2020

IJMS

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Several proteins from animal and plant origin act as microbial transglutaminase substrate, a crosslinking enzyme capable of introducing isopeptide bonds into proteins between the aminoacids glutamines and lysines. This feature has been widely exploited to modify the biological properties of many proteins, such as emulsifying, gelling, viscosity, and foaming. Besides, microbial transglutaminase has been used to prepare bioplastics that, because made of renewable molecules, are able to replace the high polluting plastics of petrochemical origin. In fact, most of the time, it has been shown that the microbial enzyme strengthens the matrix of protein-based bioplastics, thus, influencing the technological characteristics of the derived materials. In this review, an overview of the ability of many proteins to behave as good substrates of the enzyme and their ability to give rise to bioplastics with improved properties is presented. Different applications of this enzyme confirm its important role as an additive to recover high value-added protein containing by-products with a double aim (i) to produce environmentally friendly materials and (ii) to find alternative uses of wastes as renewable, cheap, and non-polluting sources. Both principles are in line with the bio-economy paradigm.

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Cited by 48 publications

References 10 publications

Grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.): orphan crop, nutraceutical or just plain food?

Grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.): orphan crop, nutraceutical or just plain food?

Current Perspectives on Reducing the β-ODAP Content and Improving Potential Agronomic Traits in Grass Pea (Lathyrus sativus L.)

Microbial Transglutaminase as a Tool to Improve the Features of Hydrocolloid-Based Bioplastics

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