Genomic resources in plant breeding for sustainable agriculture
Climate change during the last 40 years has had a serious impact on agriculture and
threatens global food and nutritional security. From over half a million plant species, cereals …
threatens global food and nutritional security. From over half a million plant species, cereals …
Toward the sequence-based breeding in legumes in the post-genome sequencing era
Efficiency of breeding programs of legume crops such as chickpea, pigeonpea and
groundnut has been considerably improved over the past decade through deployment of …
groundnut has been considerably improved over the past decade through deployment of …
Introgression of “QTL‐hotspot” region enhances drought tolerance and grain yield in three elite chickpea cultivars
With an aim of enhancing drought tolerance using a marker‐assisted backcrossing (MABC)
approach, we introgressed the “QTL‐hotspot” region from ICC 4958 accession that harbors …
approach, we introgressed the “QTL‐hotspot” region from ICC 4958 accession that harbors …
A Comprehensive Review on Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Breeding for Abiotic Stress Tolerance and Climate Change Resilience
O Arriagada, F Cacciuttolo, RA Cabeza… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chickpea is one of the most important pulse crops worldwide, being an excellent source of
protein. It is grown under rain-fed conditions averaging yields of 1 t/ha, far from its potential …
protein. It is grown under rain-fed conditions averaging yields of 1 t/ha, far from its potential …
Assembly and comparison of two closely related Brassica napus genomes
As an increasing number of plant genome sequences become available, it is clear that gene
content varies between individuals, and the challenge arises to predict the gene content of a …
content varies between individuals, and the challenge arises to predict the gene content of a …
Characterization of 'QTL-hotspot' introgression lines reveals physiological mechanisms and candidate genes associated with drought adaptation in chickpea
R Barmukh, M Roorkiwal, GP Dixit… - Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract 'QTL-hotspot'is a genomic region on linkage group 04 (CaLG04) in chickpea (Cicer
arietinum) that harbours major-effect quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for multiple drought …
arietinum) that harbours major-effect quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for multiple drought …
Is chickpea a potential substitute for soybean? Phenolic bioactives and potential health benefits
Legume seeds are rich sources of protein, fiber, and minerals. In addition, their phenolic
compounds as secondary metabolites render health benefits beyond basic nutrition …
compounds as secondary metabolites render health benefits beyond basic nutrition …
Major QTLs and Potential Candidate Genes for Heat Stress Tolerance Identified in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)
In the context of climate change, heat stress during the reproductive stages of chickpea
(Cicer arietinum L.) leads to significant yield losses. In order to identify the genomic regions …
(Cicer arietinum L.) leads to significant yield losses. In order to identify the genomic regions …
Plant genome editing and the relevance of off-target changes
Site-directed nucleases (SDNs) used for targeted genome editing are powerful new tools to
introduce precise genetic changes into plants. Like traditional approaches, such as …
introduce precise genetic changes into plants. Like traditional approaches, such as …
Integrated breeding approaches for improving drought and heat adaptation in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is a dry season food legume largely grown on residual soil
moisture after the rainy season. The crop often experiences moisture stress towards end of …
moisture after the rainy season. The crop often experiences moisture stress towards end of …