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Rashmi Saini, Rangman Das, Arindam Adhikary, Rashpal Kumar, Inderjit Singh, Harsh Nayyar, Sanjeev Kumar
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(2022)
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Agronomy
Yama Keerthi Sree, Nita Lakra, Kesineni Manorama, Yogesh Ahlawat, Abbu Zaid, Hosam O. Elansary, Shaban R. M. Sayed, Mohamed A. Rashwan, Eman A. Mahmoud
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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.
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Plant Sciences
Miriam Negussu, Erna Karalija, Chiara Vergata, Matteo Buti, Mirel Subasic, Susanna Pollastri, Francesco Loreto, Federico Martinelli
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ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2023)
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Plant Sciences
Rashmi Saini, Arindam Adhikary, Sumandeep Juneja, Rashpal Kumar, Inderjit Singh, Harsh Nayyar, Sanjeev Kumar
Summary: This study investigated the plant response to drought priming and its effect on chilling tolerance in two chickpea cultivars. It was found that drought priming alleviated membrane damage and chlorophyll degradation, increased membrane unsaturated fatty acids and up-regulated fatty acid desaturase genes and antioxidative machinery. This improved seed yield in PBG5.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2023)
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Agronomy
Duong T. Nguyen, Julie E. Hayes, Judith Atieno, Yongle Li, Ute Baumann, Angela Pattison, Helen Bramley, Kristy Hobson, Manish Roorkiwal, Rajeev K. Varshney, Timothy D. Colmer, Tim Sutton
Summary: Key QTL controlling vigour and related traits were identified in a chickpea RIL population and validated in diverse germplasm. Genomic data revealed a consistent impact of a deletion in a gene cluster associated with vigour and flowering time. Different sets of QTL were found to control vigour across diverse panels, independent from phenology.
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
Prakash N. Tiwari, Sharad Tiwari, Swapnil Sapre, Niraj Tripathi, Devendra K. Payasi, Mrinalini Singh, Satyendra Thakur, Mohini Sharma, Sushma Tiwari, Manoj Kumar Tripathi
Summary: A study evaluated various physio-biochemical and yield-attributing traits in chickpea genotypes under normal and drought-stressed conditions to identify important characteristics associated with drought tolerance. The results showed that specific genotypes retained higher chl content, minimal electrolyte leakage, and activities of antioxidant enzymes. Furthermore, canopy temperature depression, enzyme activities, soluble sugar, proline, chlorophyll content, pod numbers, and biological yield were strongly associated with grain yield under drought stress. These findings can be utilized for breeding climate-smart chickpea genotypes.
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Agronomy
Rahul Raiya, Venkatraman Hegde, Veda Krishnan, Chellapilla Bharadwaj, Shailesh Tripathi, Pradeep Kumar Jain
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Plant Sciences
Aouatif Benali, Noureddine El Haddad, Somanagouda B. Patil, Aakash Goyal, Kamal Hejjaoui, Adil El Baouchi, Fatima Gaboun, Mouna Taghouti, Mohammed Ouhssine, Shiv Kumar
Summary: This study assessed the impact of heat and drought stresses on chickpea growth, yield, grain size, and nutritional quality. The results showed significant decreases in plant height, yield, and protein content under stress conditions. Variation in mineral content was also observed. The findings have important implications for selecting tolerant genotypes and maintaining good grain quality.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Tapan Kumar, Neha Tiwari, C. Bharadwaj, Manish Roorkiwal, Sneha Priya Pappula Reddy, B. S. Patil, Sudhir Kumar, Aladdin Hamwieh, T. Vinutha, Shayla Bindra, Inderjit Singh, Afroz Alam, Sushil Kumar Chaturvedi, Yogesh Kumar, M. S. Nimmy, K. H. M. Siddique, Rajeev K. Varshney
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(2022)
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Horticulture
Esin Dadasoglu, Metin Turan, Melek Ekinci, Sanem Argin, Ertan Yildirim
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Agronomy
Saurav Saha, Debashis Chakraborty, Vinay K. Sehgal, Madan Pal
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
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PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
Vanika Garg, Annapurna Chitikineni, Mamta Sharma, Raju Ghosh, Srinivasan Samineni, Rajeev K. Varshney, Himabindu Kudapa
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Plant Sciences
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Microbiology
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Fatemeh Khakdan, Mojtaba Ranjbar, Jaber Nasiri, Farajollah Shahriari Ahmadi, Abdolreza Bagheri, Houshang Alizadeh
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
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ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2016)
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Plant Sciences
Mohammad Arefian, Saeedreza Vessal, Saeid Malekzadeh Shafaroudi, Abdolreza Bagheri
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(2018)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Mojgan Soleimanizadeh, Abdolreza Bagheri, Mokhtar Jalali Javaran, Alireza Seifi, Mahdi Behdani, Fatemeh Kazemi-Lomedasht
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(2019)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Hoda Zare Mirakabad, Mohammad Farsi, Saeed Malekzadeh Shafaroudi, Abdolreza Bagheri, Mehrdad Iranshahi, Nasrin Moshtaghi
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2019)
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JOURNAL OF VIROLOGICAL METHODS
(2019)
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Mohammad Arefian, Saeedreza Vessal, Saeid Malekzadeh-Shafaroudi, Kadambot H. M. Siddique, Abdolreza Bagheri
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(2020)
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Maryam Ameri, Angel Baron-Sola, Ramazan Ali Khavari-Nejad, Neda Soltani, Farzaneh Najafi, Abdolreza Bagheri, Flor Martinez, Luis E. Hernandez
JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
(2020)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
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CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
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Agronomy
Jiaxin Sun, Yanli Yang, Peng Qi, Guangxin Zhang, Yao Wu
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AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2024)