Breeding strategies for adaptation of pearl millet and sorghum to climate variability and change in West Africa

BIG Haussmann, H Fred Rattunde… - Journal of Agronomy …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Semi‐arid and subhumid West Africa is characterized by high inter‐annual rainfall
variability, with variable onset of the rainy season, somewhat more predictable endings, and …

[HTML][HTML] Integrated physiological and molecular approaches to improvement of abiotic stress tolerance in two pulse crops of the semi-arid tropics

AK Choudhary, R Sultana, MI Vales, KB Saxena… - The Crop Journal, 2018 - Elsevier
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) and pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan L.(Millsp.)] play an important
role in mitigating protein malnutrition for millions of poor vegetarians living in regions of the …

[HTML][HTML] Crop wild relatives of pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.]: Distributions, ex situ conservation status, and potential genetic resources for abiotic stress …

CK Khoury, NP Castañeda-Alvarez, HA Achicanoy… - Biological …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.] is a versatile, stress-tolerant, and nutritious
grain legume, possessing traits of value for enhancing the sustainability of dry sub-tropical …

[HTML][HTML] Water restriction in cowpea plants [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.]: Metabolic changes and tolerance induction

AS Melo, YL Melo, CF Lacerda, PRA Viégas… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
Global climate change tends to intensify water unavailability, especially in semi-arid regions,
directly impacting agricultural production. Cowpea is one of the crops with great socio …

[HTML][HTML] Towards exploitation of adaptive traits for climate-resilient smart pulses

J Kumar, AK Choudhary, DS Gupta… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Pulses are the main source of protein and minerals in the vegetarian diet. These are
primarily cultivated on marginal lands with few inputs in several resource-poor countries of …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the Identity and Properties of Two Bacilli Strains and their Potential to Alleviate Drought and Heavy Metal Stress

AK Andy, VD Rajput, M Burachevskaya, VS Gour - Horticulturae, 2023 - mdpi.com
Naturally available plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) have 1-
aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) deaminase enzymes, and are capable of …

Breeding pigeonpea cultivars for intercropping: synthesis and strategies

KB Saxena, AK Choudhary, RK Saxena… - Breeding …, 2018 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Abstract Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.] is an ideal pulse crop of rainfed tropics and
sub-tropics due to its high nutritive value and ability to survive various biotic and abiotic …

[PDF][PDF] Intensificação de sistemas de produção de palma forrageira por meio de consorciação rotativa com gramíneas, leguminosas e oleaginosas: uma revisão

KR da Silva Salvador, AMRF Jardim… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2021 - researchgate.net
RESUMO A baixa produtividade de forragem no semiárido brasileiro atrela-se a escassez
hídrica e condições climáticas, estas perturbações abióticas afetam o desenvolvimento da …

Phenotypic diversity for agro-morphological traits in pigeon pea landraces [(Cajanus cajan L.) Millsp.] cultivated in southern Benin

F Zavinon, H Adoukonou-Sagbadja… - Open …, 2019 - degruyter.com
Pigeon pea is an important but unfortunately neglected grain legume crop in Benin. In this
study, the phenotypic diversity in 84 landraces from Benin and four advanced varieties were …

Soil pathogen, Fusarium oxysporum induced wilt disease in chickpea: a review on its dynamicity and possible control strategies

A Bhar, A Jain, S Das - Proceedings of the Indian National Science …, 2021 - Springer
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is the major crop legume gaining steady focus for its
enormous nutritional and medicinal properties globally. India is the crucial contributor to …