Impact of Genomic Technologies on Chickpea Breeding Strategies

The major abiotic and biotic stresses that adversely affect yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) include drought, heat, fusarium wilt, ascochyta blight and pod borer. Excellent progress has been made in developing short-duration varieties with high resistance to fusarium wilt. The early maturity h...

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Main Authors: Rajeev K. Varshney, Aravind K. Jukanti, Pooran M. Gaur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-08-01
Series:Agronomy
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/2/3/199