Lupinus angustifolius (blue lupin)

Overview: Lupinus angustifolius ("narrow-leaf lupin" or "blue lupin"), domesticated in the region of Mediterranean or central Europe, is now widely grown as a pulse crop around the Mediterranean, Central Europe, and Australia. It is used for animal feed, as a green manure, and for human consumption. The plant is valuable for its ability to grow in low-nutrient and moderately acidic soils, and for its relative cold tolerance. Although lupin is in the papilionoid legume subfamily, it is highly divergent from other crop legumes such as peanut, bean, or pea. The seed is remarkably high protein content (around 40%), and low in starch and oil. A genomics and genome sequencing project is underway.

Current publications on Lupinus angustifolius at PubMed.

Nelson MN, Moolhuijzen PM, Boersma JG, Chudy M, Lesniewska K, Bellgard M, Oliver RP, Swiecicki W, Wolko B, Cowling WA, Ellwood SR. Aligning a new reference genetic map of Lupinus angustifolius with the genome sequence of the model legume, Lotus japonicus. DNA Res. 2010 Apr;17(2):73-83. Epub 2010 Feb 4.