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 …
Fine mapping and gene cloning in the post-NGS era: advances and prospects
Improvement in traits of agronomic importance is the top breeding priority of crop
improvement programs. Majority of these agronomic traits show complex quantitative …
improvement programs. Majority of these agronomic traits show complex quantitative …
Genomic interventions for sustainable agriculture
Agricultural production faces a Herculean challenge to feed the increasing global
population. Food production systems need to deliver more with finite land and water …
population. Food production systems need to deliver more with finite land and water …
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 …
Integrating genomics for chickpea improvement: achievements and opportunities
Key message Integration of genomic technologies with breeding efforts have been used in
recent years for chickpea improvement. Modern breeding along with low cost genotyping …
recent years for chickpea improvement. Modern breeding along with low cost genotyping …
Ascochyta rabiei: A threat to global chickpea production
The necrotrophic fungus Ascochyta rabiei causes Ascochyta blight (AB) disease in chickpea.
A. rabiei infects all aerial parts of the plant, which results in severe yield loss. At present, AB …
A. rabiei infects all aerial parts of the plant, which results in severe yield loss. At present, AB …
Ethylene‐responsive factor 4 is associated with the desirable rind hardness trait conferring cracking resistance in fresh fruits of watermelon
N Liao, Z Hu, Y Li, J Hao, S Chen, Q Xue… - Plant Biotechnology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Fruit rind plays a pivotal role in alleviating water loss and disease and particularly in
cracking resistance as well as the transportability, storability and shelf‐life quality of the fruit …
cracking resistance as well as the transportability, storability and shelf‐life quality of the fruit …
Control of the chickpea blight, Ascochyta rabiei, with the weed plant, Withania somnifera
Background Ascochyta blight caused by a fungal pathogen, Ascochyta rabiei, is a serious
disease of chickpea in most chickpea growing areas of the world. The disease can be …
disease of chickpea in most chickpea growing areas of the world. The disease can be …
Genetic factors affecting Fusarium head blight resistance improvement from introgression of exotic Sumai 3 alleles (including Fhb1, Fhb2, and Fhb5) in hard red …
GS Brar, AL Brûlé-Babel, Y Ruan, MA Henriquez… - BMC plant biology, 2019 - Springer
Background Fusarium head blight resistance genes, Fhb1 (for Type-II resistance), Fhb2
(Type-II), and Fhb5 (Type-I plus some Type-II), which originate from Sumai 3, are among the …
(Type-II), and Fhb5 (Type-I plus some Type-II), which originate from Sumai 3, are among the …
Next‐generation sequencing identified genomic region and diagnostic markers for resistance to bacterial wilt on chromosome B02 in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)
Bacterial wilt, caused by Ralstonia solanacearum, is a devastating disease affecting over
350 plant species. A few peanut cultivars were found to possess stable and durable …
350 plant species. A few peanut cultivars were found to possess stable and durable …