Pyramiding for resistance durability: theory and practice

CC Mundt - Phytopathology, 2018 - Am Phytopath Society
Durable disease resistance is a key component of global food security, and combining
resistance genes into “pyramids” is an important way to increase durability of resistance. The …

Biotechnology approaches to overcome biotic and abiotic stress constraints in legumes

MA Dita, N Rispail, E Prats, D Rubiales, KB Singh - Euphytica, 2006 - Springer
Biotic and abiotic stresses cause significant yield losses in legumes and can significantly
affect their productivity. Biotechnology tools such as marker-assisted breeding, tissue …

Accelerating genetic gains in legumes for the development of prosperous smallholder agriculture: integrating genomics, phenotyping, systems modelling and …

RK Varshney, M Thudi, MK Pandey… - Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Grain legumes form an important component of the human diet, provide feed for livestock,
and replenish soil fertility through biological nitrogen fixation. Globally, the demand for food …

Screening techniques and sources of resistance to foliar diseases caused by major necrotrophic fungi in grain legumes

B Tivoli, A Baranger, CM Avila, S Banniza, M Barbetti… - Euphytica, 2006 - Springer
Necrotrophic pathogens of the cool season food legumes (pea, lentil, chickpea, faba bean
and lupin) cause wide spread disease and severe crop losses throughout the world …

Current knowledge in lentil genomics and its application for crop improvement

S Kumar, K Rajendran, J Kumar, A Hamwieh… - Frontiers in plant …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Most of the lentil growing countries face a certain set of abiotic and biotic stresses causing
substantial reduction in crop growth, yield, and production. Until-to date, lentil breeders have …

Application of biotechnology in breeding lentil for resistance to biotic and abiotic stress

FJ Muehlbauer, S Cho, A Sarker, KE McPhee… - Euphytica, 2006 - Springer
Lentil is a self-pollinating diploid (2 n= 14 chromosomes) annual cool season legume crop
that is produced throughout the world and is highly valued as a high protein food. Several …

Translational genomics in agriculture: some examples in grain legumes

RK Varshney, H Kudapa, L Pazhamala… - Critical Reviews in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Recent advances in genomics and associated disciplines like bioinformatics have made it
possible to develop genomic resources, such as large-scale sequence data for any crop …

Genomics-assisted breeding in four major pulse crops of developing countries: present status and prospects

A Bohra, MK Pandey, UC Jha, B Singh, IP Singh… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2014 - Springer
Key message Given recent advances in pulse molecular biology, genomics-driven breeding
has emerged as a promising approach to address the issues of limited genetic gain and low …

Conventional and new-breeding technologies for improving disease resistance in lentil (Lens culinaris Medik)

A Roy, PK Sahu, C Das, S Bhattacharyya… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Lentil, an important cool season food legume, is a rich source of easily digestible protein,
folic acid, bio-available iron, and zinc nutrients. Lentil grows mainly as a sole crop in the …

Unraveling origin, history, genetics, and strategies for accelerated domestication and diversification of food legumes

Ambika, MS Aski, Gayacharan, A Hamwieh… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Domestication is a dynamic and ongoing process of transforming wild species into cultivated
species by selecting desirable agricultural plant features to meet human needs such as …