Induced mutagenesis generates macromolecular variations which ultimately alters the bio-
physiological and morphological nature of the crop genotypes. In the present study …

Susceptibility to drought stress has restrained chickpea productivity at a global level, and the
development of drought-tolerant varieties is essential to maintain its productivity. Therefore …

Heavy metal stress is one of the major abiotic stresses that cause environmental pollution in
recent decades. An elevated concentration of these heavy metals is highly toxic to plant …

The book by M. Imran Kozgar aims to cover the problems of mutation breeding in pulse
crops in the light of issues related to food insecurity and malnutrition, which according to …

Lens culinaris is a proteinaceous food crop that is consumed worldwide for protein
requirements. Mutation breeding has been used to improve protein content, yield, and …

Background The narrow genetic diversity of chickpea is a serious impediment to modern
cultivar creation. Seed storage proteins (SSPs) are stable and have minimal or no …

Canola (Brassica napus L.) is an oilseed crop adapted to various environments. The current
research was conducted to determine the seed storage protein profiles of 12 Brassica napus …

Legume seeds offer the primary source of dietary proteins for the people of many countries
including India. To bear out high dietary protein demand, auxiliary legumes needs to be …

Abstract Characterization of 15 chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) accessions (6 cultivars, 3
selected lines and 6 landraces) was performed using morphological, agronomic, and …

Among the unfavorable environmental conditions, water deficit is the most significant factor
that adversely affects plant growth, development and productivity. To determine the effects of …