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Plant Sciences
Poonam Devi, Uday Chand Jha, Vijay Prakash, Sanjeev Kumar, Swarup Kumar Parida, Pronob J. Paul, P. V. Vara Prasad, Kamal Dev Sharma, Kadambot H. M. Siddique, Harsh Nayyar
Summary: High-temperature stress is a major threat to crop yields and identifying heat-tolerant crop genotypes is important. This study identified several promising chickpea genotypes with increased tolerance to heat stress, which could be used for breeding heat-resilient chickpea cultivars.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Shmuel Galili, Joseph Hershenhorn, Marvin Edelman, Vladimir Sobolev, Evgeny Smirnov, Orit Amir-Segev, Aharon Bellalou, Evgenia Dor
Summary: Chickpea is an important crop in Israel, but sensitive to imidazolinone herbicides. A chickpea line resistant to these herbicides was developed using chemical mutagenesis, with a point mutation detected in one of the genes encoding the AHAS catalytic subunit. The mutation provided resistance to a specific group of herbicides and showed single-gene semi-dominant inheritance pattern, as confirmed by genetic transformation in tobacco plants.
Article
Plant Sciences
Ramesh Palakurthi, Veera Jayalakshmi, Yogesh Kumar, Pawan Kulwal, Mohammad Yasin, Nandkumar Surendra Kute, Chinchole Laxuman, Sharanabasappa Yeri, Anilkumar Vemula, Abhishek Rathore, Srinivasan Samineni, Khela Ram Soren, Biswajit Mondal, Girish Prasad Dixit, Chellapilla Bharadwaj, Sushil K. Chaturvedi, Pooran M. Gaur, Manish Roorkiwal, Mahendar Thudi, Narendra P. Singh, Rajeev K. Varshney
Summary: The TCGC Consortium aims to increase chickpea production and productivity by utilizing modern genomics approaches in breeding and popularizing improved varieties. Through marker-assisted backcrossing, lines with enhanced drought tolerance and fusarium wilt resistance were developed in the genetic background of elite chickpea varieties. Multi-location evaluations identified top performing desi and kabuli lines, while Farmer Participatory Varietal Selection trials helped promote 16 improved varieties in villages across five states. The efforts of TCGC have led to the development and adoption of high-yielding varieties that will benefit chickpea farmers.
Review
Food Science & Technology
Ravneet Kaur, Kamlesh Prasad
Summary: Chickpea, as the oldest and most cultivated pulse crop in India, is a rich source of carbohydrates, protein, and dietary fiber with various health benefits. Its protein has higher bioavailability compared to other pulses, and contains antioxidant and ACE-I inhibitory properties. Chickpea also contains bioactive compounds such as alpha-galacto oligosaccharides, isoflavones, and carotenoids, which contribute to its potential health benefits like preventing cardiovascular disease and exhibiting anti-inflammatory activity.
TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
N. J. Barrow, Subhechhya Ali Parvin, Abhijit Debnath
Summary: Chickpea's ability to obtain phosphorus varies with pH levels, and low pH significantly inhibits phosphorus uptake, while having minimal impact on aluminum toxicity.
Article
Plant Sciences
Imtiaz Khan, Muhammad Ishfaq Khan, Saima Hashim, Muhammad Fawad, Aftab Jamal, Mahmoud F. Seleiman, Haroon Khan, Bakhtiar Gul, Zahid Hussain, Muhammad Farhan Saeed, Aurelio Scavo
Summary: This study evaluated the impact of weed management on the grain quality of chickpea through a two-year field trial. The results showed that the herbicides pendimethalin and fenoxaprop-p-ethyl effectively controlled Asphodelus tenuifolius and improved the dietary quality of chickpea grain. Additionally, all management strategies significantly increased the crude protein content, with the most significant improvements observed with the herbicides Stomp 330 EC and Puma Super 7.5 EW, along with wheat straw mulching. These findings are of great importance for enhancing the nutritional quality of chickpea grain without harming the environment.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Zhenxing Shi, Shiyu Li, Zuchen Wei, Yuanji Wang, Nong Zhou, Qiang Ma, Yang Yao
Summary: This study characterized the structure and evaluated the immunomodulatory activity of a glycoprotein (CAG-1) isolated from chickpea. CAG-1 contained polysaccharide and protein components and stimulated the production of various immune markers in macrophages.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Hawi Negusse, Douglas R. Cook, Teklehaimanot Haileselassie, Kassahun Tesfaye
Summary: Aluminum toxicity is a major abiotic stress that negatively affects plant growth. This study evaluated aluminum tolerance in chickpea genotypes and identified four tolerant genotypes and two sensitive genotypes. These aluminum tolerance traits can be used for introgression breeding of new chickpea varieties to increase yield and expand cultivation area.
Review
Food Science & Technology
Junyu Wang, Yonghui Li, Ang Li, Rui Hai Liu, Xin Gao, Dan Li, Xiaohong Kou, Zhaohui Xue
Summary: Chickpea, a significant source of nutrition, exhibits multi-functional activities, and research should further explore the bioactivity and interactions of its functional components.
FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Md. Rakibul Islam, Limon Biswas, S. M. Nasim, Md Azizul Islam, Md Anwarul Haque, A. K. M. Nazmul Huda
Summary: Plant scientists are concerned about the toxicity of metals and the strategies to detoxify them due to their accumulation in plants and entry into the food chain. This study investigated the defense mechanism of chickpea against chromium toxicity. The results showed that chickpea roots retained excess chromium through adsorption on the root surface, preventing its translocation to shoots. Functional groups induced by the roots played a role in binding chromium cations. Additionally, antioxidant enzyme activities contributed to the removal of oxidative stress in roots.
Article
Agronomy
Rahul Raiya, Venkatraman Hegde, Veda Krishnan, Chellapilla Bharadwaj, Shailesh Tripathi, Pradeep Kumar Jain
Summary: The study identified a newly discovered lodging-resistant chickpea germplasm, FLIP07-183C, which exhibited tall, erect growth, late flowering, and large seeds with higher lignin content compared to lodging-susceptible cultivars. The inheritance of lodging resistance in chickpea was found to be controlled by two dominant non-allelic duplicate genes, Sb1/sb1 and Sb2/sb2, with a homozygous recessive phenotype (sb1sb1sb2sb2) showing susceptibility to lodging. Utilizing these genes for lodging resistance can greatly impact chickpea breeding for improved adaptation to various environments.
Review
Plant Sciences
Bhupendra Koul, Komal Sharma, Vrinda Sehgal, Dhananjay Yadav, Meerambika Mishra, Chellapilla Bharadwaj
Summary: Chickpea, the world's second most consumed legume crop, is rich in nutrients and beneficial for diabetics. With the increasing world population, chickpea production should be increased to meet the demand. Utilizing genomic technologies in breeding is crucial for developing high yielding varieties to combat abiotic and biotic stresses.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sintayehu Admas, Kassahun Tesfaye, Teklehaimanot Haileselassie, Eleni Shiferaw, K. Colton Flynn
Summary: Evaluation of genetic diversity and population structure of 152 chickpea genotypes in Ethiopia using SSR markers revealed high genetic variation and identified two distinct populations, providing valuable insights for conservation and breeding programs.
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Ashutosh Kushwah, Dharminder Bhatia, Rutwik Barmukh, Inderjit Singh, Gurpreet Singh, Shayla Bindra, Suruchi Vij, Bharadwaj Chellapilla, Aditya Pratap, Manish Roorkiwal, Shiv Kumar, Rajeev K. Varshney, Sarvjeet Singh
Summary: This study investigated drought tolerance traits and associated quantitative trait loci (QTLs) in chickpea. By evaluating recombinant inbred lines derived from an interspecific cross, the researchers identified major QTLs and genomic regions related to drought tolerance. These findings can be utilized in genomics-assisted breeding to enhance drought tolerance in chickpea varieties.
FRONTIERS IN GENETICS
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Mark F. Richards, Lancelot Maphosa, Aaron L. Preston
Summary: This study examines the impact of sowing time on chickpea growth, grain yield, and plant yield components. It found that late April sowing is beneficial for higher grain yield as it minimizes exposure to abiotic stresses at critical growth periods and facilitates efficient biomass conversion.
Article
Plant Sciences
Samapika Nandy, Saynati Mandal, Santosh Kumar Gupta, Uttpal Anand, Mimosa Ghorai, Avinash Mundhra, Md Habibur Rahman, Puja Ray, Sicon Mitra, Durga Ray, Milan Kumar Lal, Rahul Kumar Tiwari, Potshangbam Nongdam, Devendra Kumar Pandey, Mahipal S. Shekhawat, Niraj Kumar Jha, Saurabh Kumar Jha, Manoj Kumar, Radha, Javad Sharifi-Rad, Abhijit Dey
Summary: Global agricultural demand and fluctuating climatic conditions have severely impacted crop productivity and caused inflation in the agricultural market. Plants have their own molecular and signaling mechanisms to combat drought stress, with polyamine signaling playing a major role. Polyamine metabolism pathways are correlated with various plant responses, such as seed germination, plant growth, defense, hormonal regulation, stress tolerance, and crop yield. Recent transcriptomic and metabolomic studies have enhanced our understanding of stress-induced biochemical and molecular alterations in plants.
JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2023)
Review
Genetics & Heredity
Astha Gupta, Tripti Sharma, Surendra Pratap Singh, Archana Bhardwaj, Deepti Srivastava, Rajendra Kumar
Summary: Microgreens are nutrient-dense superfoods with multiple health benefits such as anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anti-carcinogenic properties. They can be used as plant-based vegetarian foods for garnishing and enhancing flavor and texture. Integrated approaches involving genomics, transcriptomics, molecular breeding, and machine learning can be utilized to breed microgreens with increased nutritional content and improved traits.
FRONTIERS IN GENETICS
(2023)
Review
Microbiology
Minxiao Ma, Paul W. J. Taylor, Deli Chen, Niloofar Vaghefi, Ji-Zheng He
Summary: Tomato is the second most cultivated vegetable crop globally and is grown in temperate climates. Soilborne pathogens, including bacteria, fungi, nematodes, and oomycetes, have serious impacts on tomato yield and quality. Biological control, with its high efficiency, target-specificity, sustainability, and public acceptance, has become a popular method for managing these diseases.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Negar Omidvar, Steven M. Ogbourne, Zhihong Xu, Joanne Burton, Rebecca Ford, Babak Salehin, Iman Tahmasbian, Ruby Michael, Rachele Wilson, Shahla Hosseini Bai
Summary: Revegetation of riparian zones is important for improving soil nitrogen dynamics and preserving microbial compositions. The success of revegetation projects relies on weed control, but the long-term effects of herbicides on soil nitrogen pools and microbial community composition remain uncertain.
JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Stefan Kusch, Niloofar Vaghefi, Levente Kiss
Summary: When comparing the requirements of diverse journals to publish microbial 'Genome Reports,' we found that some focus on universal single-copy orthologs scores as a quality measure, while paying less attention to excluding possible contaminating sequences and possible misidentification of target microbes. To address these issues, we suggest extracting widely accepted DNA barcodes for identification and including them in phylogenetic analyses to confirm microorganism identity before publishing Genome Reports. Additionally, contig similarity values, such as GC content, remapping coverage of WGS reads, and BLASTN searches against the NCBI nucleotide database, can also detect contamination issues. These recommendations are demonstrated through analysis and retraction of a draft genome published in Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions due to contamination.
MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS
(2023)
Review
Plant Sciences
Sayanti Mandal, Santosh Kumar Gupta, Mimosa Ghorai, Manoj Tukaram Patil, Protha Biswas, Manoj Kumar, Radha, Abilash Valsala Gopalakrishnan, Vikas Moreshwar Mohture, Md. Habibur Rahman, Dorairaj Arvind Prasanth, Abhijit Bhagwan Mane, Niraj Kumar Jha, Saurabh Kumar Jha, Milan Kumar Lal, Rahul Kumar Tiwari, Abhijit Dey
Summary: Micronutrients such as zinc, iron, copper, and manganese are crucial for plant growth and have important cellular functions. Micronutrient deficiencies, particularly iron and zinc, have become a significant cause of hidden hunger. Enhancing the nutritional value of staple crops through biofortification is a simple and effective solution to address this issue. This article discusses the methods of absorption, positive characteristics, and involvement of micronutrients in improving crop yield, as well as the importance of biofortification as an agricultural solution. Several targeted biofortification strategies for nutrient enrichment of field crops have been reviewed, showing the potential of biofortification to increase agricultural production and ensure human food security and nutrient quality.
PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Santosh Kumar Gupta, Niraj Kumar Vishwakarma, Paheli Malakar, Poonam Vanspati, Nilesh Kumar Sharma, Debasis Chattopadhyay
Summary: Chickpea is difficult to culture in vitro, but the CRISPR/Cas9-based genome editing technique can overcome the issue of limited genetic variation. A modified transformation protocol was developed to achieve successful genetic transformation and stable mutation in chickpea. This study is of great importance for establishing a gene editing system in chickpea.
Review
Genetics & Heredity
Charul Singh, Ramesh Kumar, Hansa Sehgal, Sharmista Bhati, Tripti Singhal, Gayacharan, M. S. Nimmy, Renu Yadav, Santosh Kumar A. Gupta, Naglaa Abdallah, Aladdin Hamwieh, Rajendra Kumar
Summary: Genomics and genome editing offer great opportunities for crop improvement and fundamental research. The emergence of new genome editing techniques such as zinc finger nucleases (ZFNs), homing endonucleases, transcription activator-like effector nucleases (TALENs), Base Editors (BEs), and Primer Editors (PEs) enables scientists to modulate gene expressions or create novel genes with high precision and efficiency. However, these techniques are expensive and laborious, requiring protein engineering as a prerequisite. Unlike first-generation genome editing methods, CRISPR/Cas9 is easy to construct and can theoretically target multiple locations in the genome with different guide RNAs. This study discusses the progress in genome editing tools, their applications in chickpea crop development, scientific limitations, and future perspectives for enhancing drought resistance, heat tolerance, and yield in chickpea to address global climate change, hunger, and nutritional threats.
FRONTIERS IN GENETICS
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Yuzhu Liu, Niloofar Vaghefi, Peter K. Ades, Alexander Idnurm, Aabroo Ahmed, Paul W. J. Taylor
Summary: Pyrethrum cultivation in Australia is facing persistent yield decline due to complex pathogens, including Globisporangium and Pythium species. A study identified several species of Globisporangium and Pythium that were isolated from affected plants and soil. These oomycete species were found to be pathogenic, causing rot, damping-off, and reduction in plant biomass. This is the first report of these species causing disease in pyrethrum globally, highlighting their importance in the yield decline.
Article
Plant Sciences
Nidhi Singh, Debasis Chattopadhyay, Santosh Kumar Gupta
Summary: Drought is a devastating abiotic factor that affects plant productivity and alters the microbiome in the rhizosphere. It modifies the composition of root exudate, impacting the abundance of soil microbes. This article discusses the feedback mechanism between soil microbes and root exudate in promoting drought tolerance in plants.
JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Nilesh Kumar Sharma, Shalini Yadav, Santosh Kumar Gupta, Vadivelmurugan Irulappan, Aleena Francis, Muthappa Senthil-Kumar, Debasis Chattopadhyay
Summary: Plants respond to drought and pathogen attacks by depositing lignin in the secondary cell wall. In chickpea roots, the expression of several LAC genes is upregulated while microRNA397 (CamiR397) is downregulated in response to natural drought. CamiR397 targets LAC4 and LAC17L genes in chickpea roots. Overexpression of CamiR397 reduces lignin deposition and thickness of the xylem wall in chickpea roots. Downregulation of CamiR397 increases lignin deposition in chickpea roots. Furthermore, CamiR397-overexpressing and STTM397 chickpea lines show sensitivity and tolerance, respectively, to the fungal pathogen Macrophomina phaseolina, which causes dry root rot (DRR) disease in chickpea. This study highlights the regulatory role of CamiR397 in root lignification during drought and DRR in chickpea.
PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Simon Strachan, Moutoshi Chakraborty, Mohamed Sallam, Shamsul A. Bhuiyan, Rebecca Ford, Nam-Trung Nguyen
Summary: Molecular diagnostics are essential in healthcare, agriculture, and environmental monitoring. This study proposes an innovative approach to reduce costs and complexity in portable colorimetric loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) devices. By evaluating different heating systems and combining them with an off-the-shelf sensor, the integrated system can accurately detect a specific bacteria in real time, making it an important development for low-cost and portable molecular diagnostics in various applications.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yan Wang, Fang Wang, Rebecca Ford, Wenhui Tang, Minzhe Zhou, Bin Ma, Manyun Zhang
Summary: This study investigated the effects of graphene oxide (GO) on vegetable yield, NO3-N content, and bacterial communities. The results showed that the single application of GO significantly reduced the soil NO3-N content and increased cabbage yield and NO3-N content. However, the application of GO significantly affected both soil and endophytic bacterial communities. These adverse effects could be mitigated by the additional application of nitrification inhibitors.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Simon Strachan, Shamsul A. Bhuiyan, Nicole Thompson, Nam-Trung Nguyen, Rebecca Ford, Muhammad J. A. Shiddiky
Summary: Cropping industries are impacted by multiple biotic constraints, causing significant economic losses. Accurate disease management is crucial for optimal yields, but current methods are time-consuming and require complex instrumentation. Sugarcane, a major cash crop in Australia, requires rapid on-site diagnostic tools for pathogen detection.
CURRENT RESEARCH IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Horticulture
Fawad Ali, Chutchamas Kanchana-udomkan, Rebecca Ford
Summary: The heritability, genetic advance, and stability of key traits in red papaya were studied. The results showed that height, trunk circumference, fruit weight, and soluble solid contents of red papaya had high heritability and stability in different environments.
