Drought is one of the most prominent limiting factors that negatively affect crop productivity
by manipulating its physiological pathway. One hundred twenty diverse bread wheat …

Root traits, such as depth and root biomass, have been identified as the most promising
plant traits in chickpea for terminal drought tolerance. With this objective, five contrasting …

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) and lentil (Lens culinaris Medik. subsp. culinaris) are
important cool‐season food legumes globally. These crops encounter numerous biotic and …

Chickpea production is seriously challenged by various biotic and abiotic stresses globally.
Among the various abiotic stresses, drought, heat, salinity and cold stresses are the major …

Available water is the main limiting factor of crop growth and production in arid
environments. Research studies results confirm that ROOT and shoot characteristics play an …

It has now been predicted that future crops and agriculture systems have to face variable
climates and these changes require adjustment of crops to feed the world growing …

Chickpea is an important component of food security and hence to meet the increasing
demand for food requirements, it is necessary to develop varieties with better adaptation and …

Chickpea, a cool-season legume is the major source of protein specifically for people in
developing countries. In modern chickpea, domestication and subsequent breeding are the …

The study was conducted during the rabi season (October, 2021–April, 2022) at the Crop
Research Centre, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, School of Agriculture, ITM …

Global warming and extreme temperatures are predicted in the future, hence identification of
appropriate varieties that could adapt to such changes is imperative for sustaining crop …