Current knowledge in lentil genomics and its application for crop improvement

S Kumar, K Rajendran, J Kumar, A Hamwieh… - Frontiers in plant …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Most of the lentil growing countries face a certain set of abiotic and biotic stresses causing
substantial reduction in crop growth, yield, and production. Until-to date, lentil breeders have …

[HTML][HTML] Omics-driven strategies for develo** saline-smart lentils: a comprehensive review

F Ali, Y Zhao, A Ali, M Waseem, MAR Arif… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
A number of consequences of climate change, notably salinity, put global food security at
risk by impacting the development and production of lentils. Salinity-induced stress alters …

Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) Diversity, Cytogenetics and Breeding

RA Laskar, S Khan, CR Deb, N Tomlekova… - Advances in Plant …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik. ssp. culinaris) is one of the oldest cultivated plants that
originated from L. culinaris Medik. ssp. orientalis in the Near East arc and Asia Minor. This …

Genetic Diversity of Cultivated Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) and Its Relation to the World's Agro-ecological Zones

H Khazaei, CT Caron, M Fedoruk, M Diapari… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Assessment of genetic diversity and population structure of germplasm collections plays a
critical role in supporting conservation and crop genetic enhancement strategies. We used a …

Current knowledge on genetic biofortification in lentil

J Kumar, DS Gupta, S Kumar, S Gupta… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Micronutrient deficiency in the human body, popularly known as “hidden hunger”, causes
many health problems. It presently affects> 2 billion people worldwide, especially in South …

Conventional and new-breeding technologies for improving disease resistance in lentil (Lens culinaris Medik)

A Roy, PK Sahu, C Das, S Bhattacharyya… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Lentil, an important cool season food legume, is a rich source of easily digestible protein,
folic acid, bio-available iron, and zinc nutrients. Lentil grows mainly as a sole crop in the …

Omics path to increasing productivity in less-studied crops under changing climate—lentil a case study

M Tiwari, B Singh, D Min, SVK Jagadish - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Conventional breeding techniques for crop improvement have reached their full potential,
and hence, alternative routes are required to ensure a sustained genetic gain in lentils …

Estimating genetic variability among diverse lentil collections through novel multivariate techniques

SA Hussain, MS Iqbal, M Akbar, N Arshad, S Munir… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Lentil is an important food legume throughout the world and Pakistan stands at 18th position
with 8,610 tons production from 17,457 hectares. It is rich in protein, carbohydrates, fat, fiber …

Association map** unveils favorable alleles for grain iron and zinc concentrations in lentil (Lens culinaris subsp. culinaris)

A Singh, V Sharma, HK Dikshit, M Aski, H Kumar… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Lentil is a major cool-season grain legume grown in South Asia, West Asia, and North Africa.
Populations in develo** countries of these regions have micronutrient deficiencies; …

Identification of key genes and molecular mechanisms associated with temperature stress in lentil

SS Sohrabi, A Ismaili, F Nazarian-Firouzabadi… - Gene, 2022 - Elsevier
Extreme temperature is one of the serious threats to crop production in present and future
scenarios of global climate changes. Lentil (Lens culinaris) is an important crop, and there is …