Legumes represent the second most important family of crop plants after grasses,
accounting for approximately 27% of the world's crop production. Past domestication …

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 …

Management and distribution of experimental data from prebreeding projects is important to
ensure uptake of germplasm into breeding and research programs. Being able to access …

T and natural killer (NK) cells are effector cells with key roles in anti-HIV immunity, including
in lymphoid tissues, the major site of HIV persistence. However, little is known about the …

Legume seed dormancy has been altered during the domestication process, resulting in non-
dormant seeds with a testa that is readily permeable for water. Ultimately, this provides fast …

Chickpea, commonly called Bengal gram or Garbanzo bean, faces a productivity crisis
around the globe due to numerous biotic and abiotic stresses. The eroded genetic base of …

Here we present the approach used to develop the INCREASE “Intelligent Chickpea”
Collections, from analysis of the information on the life history and population structure of …

Both intraspecific and interspecific crosses are a well‐known breeding strategies to
generate variations or assemble desirable traits in economically important plants …

Existing Elaeis guineensis cultivars lack sufficient genetic diversity due to extensive
breeding. Harnessing variation in wild crop relatives is necessary to expand the breadth of …

Wild Cicer species are known as potential genetic resources for resistance to a/biotic
stresses as cultivated chickpea (C. arietinum L.) has a particularly narrow genetic base and …