Indo-Australia genomics project for chickpea drought tolerance gains momentum
Resource ID
17962
Access
Open
Contributed by
B.Muralidhar
Topics
Crop improvement, Biotechnology: Genomics
Crops
Grain legumes, Chickpea
Systems
Farming Systems
Locations
Asia, India
Global Date
07/Feb/2020
Title
Indo-Australia genomics project for chickpea drought tolerance gains momentum
Keywords
Genomics, Chickpea, Drought tolerance, The University of Western Australia, ICAR, IARI, JNU, Genome sequencing, Phenotyping analysis, Transcriptomics, Physiological analysis, Proteomics, Metabolomics analysis
Language
English
New ICRISAT Research Programs
Genetic Gains Program, Genomics & Trait Discovery
Story Partners
Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Jawaharlal Nehru University, The University of Western Australia, Australia
Author/Key contact
Dr Rajeev K Varshney
Story Source
ICRISAT Happenings 1840-1, 07 February 2020
Type
Science
URL/Link
https://www.icrisat.org/indo-australia-genomics-project-for-chickpea-drought-tolerance-gains-momentum/
Description
India and Australia have joined hands in a multi-institutional project to enhance drought tolerance in chickpea. The project, ‘Functional Genomics of Chickpea to enhance drought tolerance’, will see The University of Western Australia (UWA), ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and ICRISAT leverage their expertise in genomics. Under the project, ICRISAT will undertake genome sequencing, setting up of drought tolerance experiments and phenotyping analysis as well as transcriptomics work.
Date (Date published/released/created if known)
07/Feb/2020
CGIAR Research Program
GLDC
