PIWOWARCZYK BARBARA, PINDEL ANNA, MUSZYŃSKA EWA. 2016. Callus Induction and Rhizogenesis in Lathyrus sativus L. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 64(1): 123–128. Grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) is a leguminous plant distinguished by great resistance to abiotic and biotic stresses that can become a valuable source of protein feed in the nearest future. Howev...

Epidemics of lathyrism, a neurological syndrome of spastic paraparesis, have occurred during severe droughts in Europe, Asia, and Africa for millenia. Causation is linked to exposure to β-N-oxalyl-L-α,β-diaminopropionic acid (β-L-ODAP), a neurotoxin in Lathyrus sativus. Lathyrism shares neurological features with konzo, a syndrome of predominantly spastic paraparesis which occurs during drought...

The study was conducted on 50 landrace populations of grass pea at Adet Research Center, Ethiopia, using Randomised Complete Block Design in three replications to determine morphological variability and character associations. Evaluations were made on plant and yield characters from eight plants tagged randomly from each plot. The data were subjected to Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), heritabilit...

Lathyrus sativus is a grain legume high in protein (25-30%) that can be grown under limited moisture conditions. However, the Government of India has imposed a ban on its sale because of the association with human neurolathyrism in the population subsisting on it. Over the years, by mutation and conventional breeding, attempts were made to reduce the amount of oxalyl diamino propionic acid (ODA...