The prospects of gene introgression from crop wild relatives into cultivated lentil for climate change mitigation

VR Rajpal, A Singh, R Kathpalia, RK Thakur… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Crop wild relatives (CWRs), landraces and exotic germplasm are important sources of
genetic variability, alien alleles, and useful crop traits that can help mitigate a plethora of …

Mining legume germplasm for genetic gains: An Indian perspective

Gayacharan, SK Parida, N Mondal, R Yadav… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Legumes play a significant role in food and nutritional security and contribute to
environmental sustainability. Although legumes are highly beneficial crops, it has not yet …

Multi-environment phenotyping of linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) germplasm for morphological and seed quality traits to assemble a core collection

V Kaur, SS Gomashe, J Aravind, SK Yadav… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Linseed or flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) is one of the most ancient industrial crops
domesticated for oilseed and natural fiber. India is one of the two proposed centers of origin …

Advancing utilization of diverse global carrot (Daucus carota L.) germplasm with flowering habit trait ontology

J Loarca, M Liou, JC Dawson, PW Simon - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Biennial vegetable crops are challenging to breed due to long breeding cycle times. At the
same time, it is important to preserve a strong biennial growth habit, avoiding premature …

Salt tolerance evaluation and mini-core collection development in Miscanthus sacchariflorus and M. lutarioriparius

Y Tang, S Li, D Zerpa-Catanho, Z Zhang… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Marginal lands, such as those with saline soils, have potential as alternative resources for
cultivating dedicated biomass crops used in the production of renewable energy and …

Genome-wide transcript expression analysis reveals major chickpea and lentil genes associated with plant branching

MF Basso, G Girardin, C Vergata, M Buti… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The search for elite cultivars with better architecture has been a demand by farmers of the
chickpea and lentil crops, which aims to systematize their mechanized planting and …

Identification and expression profile of the SMAX/SMXL family genes in chickpea and lentil provide important players of biotechnological interest involved in plant …

MF Basso, F Contaldi, F Lo Celso, CM Baratto… - Planta, 2024 - Springer
Main conclusion SMAX/SMXL family genes were successfully identified and characterized in
the chickpea and lentil and gene expression data revealed several genes associated with …

Morpho-biochemical characterization of a RIL population for seed parameters and identification of candidate genes regulating seed size trait in lentil (Lens culinaris …

H Dutta, S KM, MS Aski, GP Mishra, SK Sinha… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The seed size and shape in lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) are important quality traits as these
influences the milled grain yield, cooking time, and market class of the grains. Linkage …

Comparative transcriptome analysis, unfolding the pathways regulating the seed-size trait in cultivated lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.)

H Dutta, GP Mishra, MS Aski, TC Bosamia… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Market class, cooking time, quality, and milled grain yield are largely influenced by the seed
size and shape of the lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.); thus, they are considered to be important …

Phenotypic profiling of lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus) accessions enabled identification of promising lines for use in breeding for high yield, early flowering and …

YD Naik, VK Sharma, MS Aski, SK Rangari… - Plant Genetic …, 2024 - cambridge.org
In the face of climate change, developing resilient crops is crucial for global food security in
the 21st century to feed a growing population. Lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus) plays a vital …