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 …

Efficiency of breeding programs of legume crops such as chickpea, pigeonpea and
groundnut has been considerably improved over the past decade through deployment of …

Key message Integration of genomic technologies with breeding efforts have been used in
recent years for chickpea improvement. Modern breeding along with low cost genoty** …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Annigeri 1 and JG 74 are elite high yielding desi cultivars of chickpea with medium maturity
duration and extensively cultivated in Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh, respectively. Both …

Legumes are among the most important crops worldwide for human and animal
consumption. However, yield inconsistency due to susceptibility to pests and diseases …

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 …

Greengram is an important protein-rich food legume crop. During the reproductive stage,
high temperatures cause flower drop, induce male sterility, impair anthesis, and shortens the …