Chickpea is one of the most economically important food legumes, and a significant source
of proteins. It is cultivated in more than 50 countries across Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia …

Although chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) has high yield potential, its seed yield is often low
and unstable due to the impact of abiotic stresses, such as drought and heat. As a result of …

Heat stress is one of the major challenges in wheat cultivation because it coincides with the
flowering period and limits the crop productivity. This study was conducted for evaluation of …

Globally more than two billion people suffer from micronutrient malnutrition (also known as
“hidden hunger”). Further, the pregnant women and children in developing nations are …

Lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus) is one of the most important cool season food legume crops
grown in many countries. Seeds are typically rich in protein, fiber, prebiotic carbohydrates …

Rising evidence of heat stress (HS) is appearing as one of the major challenges to crop
performance including chickpea affecting plant growth and yield significantly …

High temperature (HT) stress is assuming serious production constraint for chickpea
production worldwide. A collection of 182 diverse chickpea genotypes was assessed for …

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 …

Two separated experiments were conducted to study the effect of various exposure periods
of heat stress and the interaction of four common bean cultivars at different daytime …

Plant genetic variations provide opportunity to develop new and improved cultivars with
desired characteristics, hence gaining major attention from the scientists and breeders all …