Cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) in hybrid breeding in field crops

A Bohra, UC Jha, P Adhimoolam, D Bisht, NP Singh - Plant Cell Reports, 2016 - Springer
Key message A comprehensive understanding of CMS/Rf system enabled by modern omics
tools and technologies considerably improves our ability to harness hybrid technology for …

Genomics-assisted breeding for boosting crop improvement in pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan)

L Pazhamala, RK Saxena, VK Singh… - Frontiers in plant …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Pigeonpea is an important pulse crop grown predominantly in the tropical and sub-tropical
regions of the world. Although pigeonpea growing area has considerably increased, yield …

Effectiveness of native and exotic arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on nutrient uptake and ion homeostasis in salt-stressed Cajanus cajan L. (Millsp.) genotypes

N Garg, R Pandey - Mycorrhiza, 2015 - Springer
Soil salinity is an increasing problem worldwide, restricting plant growth and production.
Research findings show that arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi have the potential to reduce …

Effective and economic storage of pigeonpea seed in triple layer plastic bags

MI Vales, GVR Rao, H Sudini, SB Patil… - Journal of stored …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.] seed stored in triple layer Purdue Improved
Cowpea Storage (PICS) bags for eight months retained germination and seed integrity …

Rhizobial exopolysaccharides as supplement for enhancing nodulation and growth attributes of Cajanus cajan under multi-stress conditions: A study from lab to field

S Tewari, S Sharma - Soil and Tillage Research, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study aimed to enhance nodulation and productivity of Cajanus cajan (pigeon
pea) by using rhizobia, and its metabolite, in stressed soil of Northern India where conditions …

Next generation bioformulation prepared by amalgamating Bradyrhizobium, cell free culture supernatant, and exopolysaccharides enhances the indigenous …

S Tewari, V Pooniya, S Sharma - Applied Soil Ecology, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Novel combinational bioformulation developed to serve as next generation
bioproduct.•Combination of Bradyrhizobium+ cell free culture supernatant+ …

High effectiveness of exotic arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi is reflected in improved rhizobial symbiosis and trehalose turnover in Cajanus cajan genotypes grown under …

N Garg, R Pandey - Fungal ecology, 2016 - Elsevier
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) improve functioning of legume-Rhizobium symbiosis
under salinity. However, plant responses to mycorrhization vary depending on the plant and …

Breeding for earliness in pigeonpea: Development of new determinate and nondeterminate lines

MI Vales, RK Srivastava, R Sultana, S Singh… - Crop …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Considering the increasing demand for pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.], especially in
India, breeders have realized the need to develop high‐yielding, super‐early maturing (< 90 …

Molecular mapping and inheritance of restoration of fertility (Rf) in A4 hybrid system in pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.)

RK Saxena, K Patel, CV Sameer Kumar… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2018 - Springer
Key message We report molecular mapping and inheritance of restoration of fertility (Rf) in
A4 hybrid system in pigeonpea. We have also developed PCR-based markers amenable to …

ACC deaminase positive Enterobacter-mediated mitigation of salinity stress, and plant growth promotion of Cajanus cajan: a lab to field study

G Anand, A Bhattacharjee, VL Shrivas, S Dubey… - … and Molecular Biology …, 2021 - Springer
Salinity is a major abiotic stress that negatively impacts plant health and soil microbiota.
ACC (1-aminocyclopropane carboxylic acid) deaminase producing microorganisms act as …