PlantRing is a high-throughput wearable sensor system that monitors plant growth and water status, revealing novel hydraulic mechanisms and enabling precision irrigation.

Plant Communications · Mar 26, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

A view of the pan-genome of domesticated cowpea (Vigna unguiculata Walp.)

Qihua Liang, María Muñoz‐Amatriaín, Shengqiang Shu, Sassoum Lô, Xinyi Wu, Joseph W. Carlson, Patrick Davidson, David M. Goodstein, Jeremy Levi Phillips, Nadia M. Janis, Elaine J. Lee, Chenxi Liang, Peter Laurent Morrell, Andrew D Farmer, Pei Xu, , Stefano Lonardi

The paper presents de novo genome assemblies and a pan-genome analysis of six cowpea accessions, identifying core and noncore genes and their functional enrichment.

The Plant Genome · Mar 22, 2023Peer-reviewedGenomics

Genome resources for climate-resilient cowpea, an essential crop for food security

María Muñoz-Amatriaín, Hamid Mirebrahim, Pei Xu, Steve I Wanamaker, MingCheng Luo, Hind Alhakami, Matthew Alpert, Ibrahim Atokple, Benoit Joseph Batieno, Ousmane Boukar, Serdar Bozdag, Ndiaga Cisse, Issa Drabo, Jeffrey D Ehlers, Andrew Farmer, , Timothy J Close

This paper develops genome resources for cowpea to support breeding programs and improve food security in climate-stressed regions.

The Plant Journal · Feb 3, 2017Peer-reviewedGenomics