Special Issue on Legumes

Legumes include all forms of beans and peas from the Fabaceae (or Leguminosae) botanical family. There are thousands of different species of legume plants.

In this special issue, we intend to invite front-line researchers and authors to submit original researches and review articles on exploring legumes. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Abiotic stress
• Biological nitrogen fixation
• Genomics and plant breeding
• Seed systems
• Plant pathology
• Integrated crop management
• Nutrition and health
• Economics and value chain development
• Technology

Authors should read over the journal’s For Authors carefully before submission. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal at Paper Submission System.

Please kindly specify the “Special Issue” under your manuscript title. The research field “Special Issue – Legumes” should be selected during your submission.

Special Issue timetable:

Guest Editor:

For further questions or inquiries

Please contact Editorial Assistant at

as@scirp.org