Legumes represent the second most important family of crop plants after grasses,
accounting for approximately 27% of the world's crop production. Past domestication …

Legume crops provide significant nutrition to humans as a source of protein, omega-3 fatty
acids as well as specific macro and micronutrients. Additionally, legumes improve the …

The transcriptome of cultivated chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), an important crop legume, has
recently been sequenced. Here, we report sequencing of the transcriptome of wild chickpea …

Highlights•Underexploited wild legumes represent a large and diverse gene
pool.•Advanced biotechnologies can promote the discovery of useful variations.•Ecological …

Due to increasing problems occurring from massive applications of pesticides, such as
insect resistance to pesticides, the use of biotechnological tools to minimize losses from …

The major pest problems in chickpea, ie pod borers (Helicoverpa armigera and H.
punctigera), leafminer Liriomyza cicerina, black cutworm Agrotis ipsilon, aphids (Aphis …

The polyphagous insect-pest, Helicoverpa armigera, is a serious threat to a number of
economically important crops. Chemical application and/or cultivation of Bt transgenic crops …

The cool-season grain legume industry in Australia, comprising field pea (Pisum sativum L.),
chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), faba bean (Vicia faba L.), lentil (Lens culinaris ssp. culinaris …

Large scale application of pesticides to reduce the losses due to insect pests has not only
led to serious environmental hazards, but has also has resulted in development of …

Abstract Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), the only cultivated species in the genus Cicer L., with
2 n= 16 chromosomes, is individually the most important pulse crop of the world and …