Next-generation sequencing accelerates crop gene discovery

K Le Nguyen, A Grondin, B Courtois, P Gantet - Trends in plant science, 2019 - cell.com
The identification and isolation of genes underlying quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated
with agronomic traits in crops have been recently accelerated thanks to next-generation …

Prospects of microgreens as budding living functional food: Breeding and biofortification through OMICS and other approaches for nutritional security

A Gupta, T Sharma, SP Singh, A Bhardwaj… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Nutrient deficiency has resulted in impaired growth and development of the population
globally. Microgreens are considered immature greens (required light for photosynthesis …

Whole genome re-sequencing reveals genome-wide variations among parental lines of 16 mapping populations in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

M Thudi, AW Khan, V Kumar, PM Gaur, K Katta… - BMC Plant …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is the second most important grain
legume cultivated by resource poor farmers in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. In order …

Assessing and exploiting functional diversity in germplasm pools to enhance abiotic stress adaptation and yield in cereals and food legumes

SL Dwivedi, A Scheben, D Edwards… - Frontiers in plant …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
There is a need to accelerate crop improvement by introducing alleles conferring host plant
resistance, abiotic stress adaptation, and high yield potential. Elite cultivars, landraces and …

Exploring chickpea germplasm diversity for broadening the genetic base utilizing genomic resourses

RK Singh, C Singh, Ambika, BS Chandana… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Alternatives to amelogenin markers for sex determination in humans and their forensic relevance

HR Dash, N Rawat, S Das - Molecular biology reports, 2020 - Springer
Forensic DNA typing and subsequent molecular methods of sex determination in humans
have been proven to be an imperious tool to criminal justice system. In current practice, most …

Broadening the genetic base of cultivated chickpea following introgression of wild Cicer species-progress, constraints and prospects

M Singh, N Malhotra, K Singh - Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2021 - Springer
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 …

Genetic augmentation of legume crops using genomic resources and genotyping platforms for nutritional food security

RK Salgotra, CN Stewart Jr - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Recent advances in next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies have led the surge of
genomic resources for the improvement legume crops. Advances in high throughput …

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 …

Next generation breeding in pulses: Present status and future directions

A Kumar, A Bohra, RR Mir, R Sharma… - Crop Breeding and …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
Human population growth in combination with changing patterns of global food consumption
under climate change is posing formidable challenge to attaining sustainable global food …