Chickpea genome clues to more robust crops
Resource ID
17865
Access
Open
Contributed by
B.Muralidhar
Topics
Crop improvement, Abiotic Stresses, Biotic Stresses, Genetic Resources
Crops
Grain legumes, Chickpea
Systems
Farming Systems, Livelihood Systems
Locations
Asia, Eastern and Southern Africa, West and Central Africa
Global Date
08/May/2019
Title
Chickpea genome clues to more robust crops
Keywords
Chickpea Genome, Fertile Crescent, Genetics, Drought tolerant chickpea, Heat tolerant chickpea, Food Security, Genome Diversity, Domestication, Agronomic traits, Nature Genetics
Language
English
Size of PDF
647 kB
Author/Key contact
Dr Rajeev K Varshney
Story Source
https://cosmosmagazine.com/biology/chickpea-genome-clues-to-more-robust-crops
Publishing Location
Global
Story Lead Center
ICRISAT
Type
Science
URL/Link
https://cosmosmagazine.com/biology/chickpea-genome-clues-to-more-robust-crops
Description
An international research team has identified genes responsible for heat and drought tolerance in chickpeas. This finding may be useful for developing more robust, high-yielding varieties of the important food crop. In a paper published in Nature Genetics, the team reports to have detected other genes that provided key insights into the crop’s genetic diversity, domestication, post-domestication divergence and agronomic traits such as yield and disease resistance. They have also traced back the crop’s origins to the Fertile Crescent, and its subsequent spread across the Asia and Africa.
New ICRISAT Research Programs
Genetic Gains Program
Date (Date published/released/created if known)
08/May/2019
