Legume crops provide significant nutrition to humans as a source of protein, omega-3 fatty
acids as well as specific macro and micronutrients. Additionally, legumes improve the …

The narrow genetic base of cultivated chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) has hindered the
progress in realizing high genetic gains in chickpea breeding programs. Moreover, different …

Recent advances in next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies have led the surge of
genomic resources for the improvement legume crops. Advances in high throughput …

Human population growth in combination with changing patterns of global food consumption
under climate change is posing formidable challenge to attaining sustainable global food …

Chickpea is an important grain legume used as a rich source of protein in human diet. The
narrow genetic diversity and limited availability of genomic resources are the major …

Trait tagging through molecular markers is an important molecular breeding tool for crop
improvement. SSR markers encoded by functionally relevant parts of a genome are well …

Corchorus capsularis (white jute) and C. olitorius (dark jute) are the two principal cultivated
species of jute that produce natural bast fiber of commercial importance. We have identified …

The sequencing of the full nuclear genome of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) provides the
platform for functional analyses of genome components and their application in breeding …

Development of informative polymorphic simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers at a
genome-wide scale is essential for efficient large-scale genotyping applications. We …

Chickpea genomics promises to illuminate our understanding of genome organization,
structural variations, evolutionary and domestication-related insights and fundamental …