18684
Open
B.Muralidhar
Crop improvement
Dryland cereals, Pearl millets
Farming Systems
Asia, Eastern and Southern Africa, West and Central Africa
No
13 Jan 21
Research Program Genetic Gains (RPGG) Review Meeting 2021: A crop of prodigious opportunities By Dr Rakesh K. Srivastava
Research Program Genetic Gains, RPGG Review Meeting 2021, Rakesh Srivastava, Pearl millet, Genome sequence, Genotype Tift, Biosynthesis genes, Drought tolerance, Genetic diversity, Heterotic pools
English
Genetic Gains Program
Grain Legumes
Science
Dr Rakesh K Srivastava
Pearl millet is a staple food for more than 90 million farmers in arid and semi-arid regions of sub-Saharan Africa, India and South Asia. ICRISAT highlight the substantial enrichment for wax biosynthesis genes, which may contribute to heat and drought tolerance in this crop. ICRISAT resequenced and analyzed 994 pearl millet lines, enabling insights into population structure, genetic diversity and domestication. We use these resequencing data to establish marker trait associations for genomic selection, to define heterotic pools, and to predict hybrid performance.
13 Jan 21