Genomic resources in plant breeding for sustainable agriculture
Climate change during the last 40 years has had a serious impact on agriculture and
threatens global food and nutritional security. From over half a million plant species, cereals …
threatens global food and nutritional security. From over half a million plant species, cereals …
Breeding and genomic approaches towards development of fusarium wilt resistance in chickpea
Chickpea is an important leguminous crop with potential to provide dietary proteins to both
humans and animals. It also ameliorates soil nitrogen through biological nitrogen fixation …
humans and animals. It also ameliorates soil nitrogen through biological nitrogen fixation …
Toward the sequence-based breeding in legumes in the post-genome sequencing era
Efficiency of breeding programs of legume crops such as chickpea, pigeonpea and
groundnut has been considerably improved over the past decade through deployment of …
groundnut has been considerably improved over the past decade through deployment of …
Introgression of “QTL‐hotspot” region enhances drought tolerance and grain yield in three elite chickpea cultivars
With an aim of enhancing drought tolerance using a marker‐assisted backcrossing (MABC)
approach, we introgressed the “QTL‐hotspot” region from ICC 4958 accession that harbors …
approach, we introgressed the “QTL‐hotspot” region from ICC 4958 accession that harbors …
Integrating genomics for chickpea improvement: achievements and opportunities
Key message Integration of genomic technologies with breeding efforts have been used in
recent years for chickpea improvement. Modern breeding along with low cost genotyping …
recent years for chickpea improvement. Modern breeding along with low cost genotyping …
Current perspectives on introgression breeding in food legumes
Food legumes are important for defeating malnutrition and sustaining agri-food systems
globally. Breeding efforts in legume crops have been largely confined to the exploitation of …
globally. Breeding efforts in legume crops have been largely confined to the exploitation of …
Prospects of microgreens as budding living functional food: Breeding and biofortification through OMICS and other approaches for nutritional security
Nutrient deficiency has resulted in impaired growth and development of the population
globally. Microgreens are considered immature greens (required light for photosynthesis …
globally. Microgreens are considered immature greens (required light for photosynthesis …
Breeding and biotechnological interventions for trait improvement: status and prospects
Main conclusion Present review describes the molecular tools and strategies deployed in
the trait discovery and improvement of major crops. The prospects and challenges …
the trait discovery and improvement of major crops. The prospects and challenges …
Major QTLs and Potential Candidate Genes for Heat Stress Tolerance Identified in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)
In the context of climate change, heat stress during the reproductive stages of chickpea
(Cicer arietinum L.) leads to significant yield losses. In order to identify the genomic regions …
(Cicer arietinum L.) leads to significant yield losses. In order to identify the genomic regions …
Whole genome resequencing and phenotyping of MAGIC population for high resolution mapping of drought tolerance in chickpea
Terminal drought is one of the major constraints to crop production in chickpea (Cicer
arietinum L.). In order to map drought tolerance related traits at high resolution, we …
arietinum L.). In order to map drought tolerance related traits at high resolution, we …