*Recent Advancements in Genetic Improvement of Food Legume Crops DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.106734*

The high-throughput genotyping platform would undoubtedly allow for low-cost, large-scale screening of segregating individuals to select suitable genotypes. In the future, it will increase the utility of MAS breeding for legume crops, being productive, and cost-effective. Marker-assisted breeding/ molecular breeding gives more importance to genotypic information of a crop, but phenotypic information is also equally important. This gives the information about phenome of an organism eventually increasing the selection efficiency and reducing the time required for evaluation. CRISPRs allow the development of novel cultivars containing multiple genes in just one generation. Besides these, the availability of the reference genome, combined with high-density genotyping and sequencing assays, opens new possibilities for harnessing genetic variations for climate-resilient traits. These modern techniques are significantly accelerating the pace of legume crop development, ensuring overall food security.
