An introduction to markers, quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping and marker-assisted selection for crop improvement: the basic concepts

BCY Collard, MZZ Jahufer, JB Brouwer, ECK Pang - Euphytica, 2005 - Springer
Recognizing the enormous potential of DNA markers in plant breeding, many agricultural
research centers and plant breeding institutes have adopted the capacity for marker …

The development and use of microsatellite markers for genetic analysis and plant breeding with emphasis on bread wheat

PK Gupta, RK Varshney - Euphytica, 2000 - Springer
In recent years, a variety of molecular markers, based on microsatellites or simple sequence
repeats (SSRs) have become the markers of choice, thus necessitating their development …

Genetic dissection of drought tolerance in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

RK Varshney, M Thudi, SN Nayak, PM Gaur… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2014 - Springer
Key message Analysis of phenotypic data for 20 drought tolerance traits in 1–7 seasons at 1–
5 locations together with genetic mapping data for two mapping populations provided 9 QTL …

Large‐scale transcriptome analysis in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), an orphan legume crop of the semi‐arid tropics of Asia and Africa

PJ Hiremath, A Farmer, SB Cannon… - Plant biotechnology …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is an important legume crop in the semi‐arid regions of Asia
and Africa. Gains in crop productivity have been low however, particularly because of biotic …

Impact of genomic technologies on chickpea breeding strategies

PM Gaur, AK Jukanti, RK Varshney - Agronomy, 2012 - mdpi.com
The major abiotic and biotic stresses that adversely affect yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum
L.) include drought, heat, fusarium wilt, ascochyta blight and pod borer. Excellent progress …

Large‐scale development of cost‐effective SNP marker assays for diversity assessment and genetic mapping in chickpea and comparative mapping in legumes

PJ Hiremath, A Kumar, RV Penmetsa… - Plant biotechnology …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
A set of 2486 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were compiled in chickpea using four
approaches, namely (i) Solexa/Illumina sequencing (1409),(ii) amplicon sequencing of …

A comprehensive resource of drought- and salinity- responsive ESTs for gene discovery and marker development in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

RK Varshney, PJ Hiremath, P Lekha, J Kashiwagi… - BMC genomics, 2009 - Springer
Abstract Background Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), an important grain legume crop of the
world is seriously challenged by terminal drought and salinity stresses. However, very …

A linkage map of the chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) genome based on recombinant inbred lines from a C. arietinum× C. reticulatum cross: localization of resistance …

P Winter, AM Benko-Iseppon, B Hüttel… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2000 - Springer
An integrated molecular marker map of the chickpea genome was established using 130
recombinant inbred lines from a wide cross between a cultivar resistant to fusarium wilt …

Ascochyta rabiei: A threat to global chickpea production

R Singh, K Kumar, S Purayannur… - Molecular plant …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Fast‐Track Introgression of “QTL‐hotspot” for Root Traits and Other Drought Tolerance Traits in JG 11, an Elite and Leading Variety of Chickpea

RK Varshney, PM Gaur, SK Chamarthi… - The Plant …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
A “QTL‐hotspot” containing quantitative trait loci (QTL) for several root and drought tolerance
traits was transferred through marker‐assisted backcrossing into JG 11, a leading variety of …