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. 2020 Apr 30;11:531. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00531

TABLE 2.

List of specific databases and web resources for pulses.

Databases/Web resources Description Species Website
Alfafa Breeder’s Toolbox A database that provides convenient access to alfalfa genomic, genetic and phenotypic datasets Alfalfa https://www.alfalfatoolbox.org
Legume Federation A database that provides tools/links to various legume genomic resources Various species including model legumes (e.g., Lotus japonicus) and pulses (e.g., peanut) https://www.legumefederation.org/en/
Legume Information System (LIS) A collaborative, community resource to facilitate crop improvement by integrating genetic, genomic, and trait data across legume species Various species including model legumes (e.g., Lotus japonicus) and pulses (e.g., peanut) https://legumeinfo.org
LegumeIP An integrative database for comparative genomics and transcriptomics of model legumes Various species including model legumes (e.g., Lotus japonicus) and pulses (e.g., peanut) https://plantgrn.noble.org/LegumeIP/gdp/
Know Pulse A web-resource focused on diversity data for pulse crop improvement Various species including chickpea, lentil, dry bean, faba bean, and pea https://knowpulse.usask.ca
PeanutBase A web-resource containing genetic and genomic data to enable rapid crop improvement in peanut Peanut https://peanutbase.org/
Phytozome A plant comparative genomics portal Various species in different plant groups including cereals, pulses, and fruits https://phytozome.jgi.doe.gov
Pulse Crop Database (PCD) A database that consists of genomic, genetic, and breeding resources for pulse crop improvement Various pulse species such as lentil, pea, chickpea, cowpea, bean and others https://www.pulsedb.org
SoyBase A database that integrates genetics and genomics to advance soybean research Soybean https://www.soybase.org
Vigna Genome Server Genome server for the genus Vigna Species of the genus Vigna such as cowpea https://viggs.dna.affrc.go.jp