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View article: Unlocking Morphological and Genetic Diversity in Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.)] Accessions for Crop Improvement
Unlocking Morphological and Genetic Diversity in Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.)] Accessions for Crop Improvement Open
Background: Genebanks serve as repositories for superior genes found within germplasm diversity. They play a crucial role as a source of desirable genes for crop improvement. The assessment and characterization of germplasm accessions rema…
View article: Role of funiculus in seed water imbibition in a local landrace of pigeonpea from the Karnataka state of India
Role of funiculus in seed water imbibition in a local landrace of pigeonpea from the Karnataka state of India Open
A seed remains connected to its mother plant through the funiculus, serving as the sole means of communication between seed and mother plant. The funiculus is typically detached from seeds during harvesting and threshing. However, during r…
View article: Genetic divergence and hybrid potential for yield and fiber quality in cotton ( <i>Gossypium hirsutum</i> . L)
Genetic divergence and hybrid potential for yield and fiber quality in cotton ( <i>Gossypium hirsutum</i> . L) Open
Fiber trait is multigenic and each parent of the population carrying different genes aid in arriving at varied blend of association between yield and fiber quality traits. Eleven parental lines were crossed in half-diallel fashion to arriv…
View article: Breeding for water-logging tolerance in pigeonpea: current status and future prospects
Breeding for water-logging tolerance in pigeonpea: current status and future prospects Open
Pigeonpea is grown in semi-arid tropics where the annual precipitation ranges from 200 to 800 mm and soil orders comprising of Inceptisols, Entisols, Alfisols, Vertisols, Mixed soils, and Aridisols. During monsoons, the semi-arid tropics a…
View article: REVEALING THE GENETIC VARIABILITY AND CORRELATION STUDIES FOR PRODUCTIVITY TRAITS IN ADVANCED BREEDING LINES OF CHICKPEA (CICER ARIETINUM L.)
REVEALING THE GENETIC VARIABILITY AND CORRELATION STUDIES FOR PRODUCTIVITY TRAITS IN ADVANCED BREEDING LINES OF CHICKPEA (CICER ARIETINUM L.) Open
A breeding effort was carried to investigate genetic variability, heritability, predicted genetic advance and the association studies between seed yield, yield attributing traits and quality traits during Rabi 2022-2023 at ZARS, Kalaburagi…
View article: Multi-Environment Testing Based G × E Interactions Reveal Stable Host-Plant Resistance against Sterility Mosaic Disease in Pigeonpea
Multi-Environment Testing Based G × E Interactions Reveal Stable Host-Plant Resistance against Sterility Mosaic Disease in Pigeonpea Open
Sterility mosaic disease (SMD) is a serious biotic restraint in pigeonpea-growing regions of the Indian subcontinent. Disease control using chemicals like acaricides is not economical or sustainable, pointing towards host plant resistance …
View article: STUDIES ON GENETIC VARIABILITY, TRAIT ASSOCIATION, AND PATH ANALYSIS FOR SEED YIELD AND YIELD CONTRIBUTING TRAITS IN CHICKPEA (CICER ARIETINUM L.) MINI CORE GERMPLASM
STUDIES ON GENETIC VARIABILITY, TRAIT ASSOCIATION, AND PATH ANALYSIS FOR SEED YIELD AND YIELD CONTRIBUTING TRAITS IN CHICKPEA (CICER ARIETINUM L.) MINI CORE GERMPLASM Open
Two hundred and eighty chickpea mini core germplasm including two checks (JG-11 and SA-1) were sown on 6 th October, 2021 in Augmented Block Design (ABD) with one replication to evaluate variability parameters.Burton and De Vane provided t…
View article: Genetic Diversity Studies and Fusarium Wilt Screening in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Germplasm
Genetic Diversity Studies and Fusarium Wilt Screening in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Germplasm Open
Background: The genetic base of chickpea has narrowed substantially during the domestication process (Thudi et al., 2016). Therefore, increasing the genetic divergence of chickpea has been a major goal for breeders. The assessment of genet…
View article: Identification of Resistant Genotypes and Integrated Management of Dry Root Rot of Chickpea
Identification of Resistant Genotypes and Integrated Management of Dry Root Rot of Chickpea Open
Background: Dry root rot is an economically important soil borne disease of chickpea in India. The pathogen, Rhizoctonia bataticola, is a soil borne fungus resulting in significant losses in yield. Therefore, the present investigation was …
View article: Genetic Variation Studies for Flower Production, Abscission and Pollen Load in Advanced Lines of Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.]
Genetic Variation Studies for Flower Production, Abscission and Pollen Load in Advanced Lines of Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.] Open
Background: Flower bud/s, flower/s and fruit/pod/s abscission is one of the momentous bottlenecks in pulses in general and pigeonpea in particular, resulting in poor reproductive efficiency. Abscission occurs both before and after fertiliz…
View article: Evaluation of promising genotypes of pigeon pea against dry root rot caused by Rhizoctonia bataticola and stem canker caused by Macrophomina phaseolina
Evaluation of promising genotypes of pigeon pea against dry root rot caused by Rhizoctonia bataticola and stem canker caused by Macrophomina phaseolina Open
View article: Screening and Validation of Drought Tolerance and Fusarium Wilt Resistance in Advance Breeding Lines of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)
Screening and Validation of Drought Tolerance and Fusarium Wilt Resistance in Advance Breeding Lines of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Open
Background: Approximately 90% of the world’s chickpea is grown under rainfed conditions where terminal drought is one of the major constraints limiting productivity. The need of short-duration, Fusarium wilt tolerant cultivars/elite lines …
View article: Assesment of yield loss due to stem canker of pigeonpea at different stages of crop growth
Assesment of yield loss due to stem canker of pigeonpea at different stages of crop growth Open
View article: Assessment of Genetic Variability in 1129 Accessions of Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.]
Assessment of Genetic Variability in 1129 Accessions of Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.] Open
View article: Screening of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) Mutant Lines for Shootfly Resistance (Atherigona soccata Rondani)
Screening of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) Mutant Lines for Shootfly Resistance (Atherigona soccata Rondani) Open
The present investigation conducted to screen sorghum 100 mutants along with 7 checks of sorghum for resistance against sorghum shoot fly (Atherigona soccata Rondani) in augmented block design at Agriculture research station Hagari, during…
View article: Pod Trichome Characterisation Using Foldscope, Morphological Characterization and Genetic Diversity Among Indigenous Collections of Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.]
Pod Trichome Characterisation Using Foldscope, Morphological Characterization and Genetic Diversity Among Indigenous Collections of Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.] Open
Background: Association of several morphological traits such as trichome length and trichome density on the pod surface have been found to influence host plant resistance to insect pests. Genetic diversity analysis is used to identify the …
View article: Translational Pigeonpea Genomics Consortium for Accelerating Genetic Gains in Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L.)
Translational Pigeonpea Genomics Consortium for Accelerating Genetic Gains in Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L.) Open
Pigeonpea is one of the important pulse crops grown in many states of India and plays a major role in sustainable food and nutritional security for the smallholder farmers. In order to overcome the productivity barrier the Translational Pi…
View article: Pre-breeding for genetic enhancement of grain legumes
Pre-breeding for genetic enhancement of grain legumes Open
Grain legumes such as chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) and pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) millsp) play an important role in ensuring food and nutrition security and sustainable agriculture. Due to narrow genetic base, genetic enhancement in gr…
View article: Evaluation and Identification of Promising Introgression Lines Derived From Wild Cajanus Species for Broadening the Genetic Base of Cultivated Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.]
Evaluation and Identification of Promising Introgression Lines Derived From Wild Cajanus Species for Broadening the Genetic Base of Cultivated Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.] Open
Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.], a multipurpose and nutritious grain legume crop, is cultivated for its protein-rich seeds mainly in South Asia and Eastern and Southern Africa. In spite of large breeding efforts for pigeonpea…
View article: Genetic variability, correlation and path coefficient studies in sorghum [<i>Sorghum bicolor</i> (L.) Moench] mutants
Genetic variability, correlation and path coefficient studies in sorghum [<i>Sorghum bicolor</i> (L.) Moench] mutants Open
The present study was undertaken to assess genetic variability present in the mutant derived from Chincholli-2 and JP 1-5 landraces in M4 generation and estimate the correlation and path coefficients among yield and attributing traits. The…
View article: Genetic Variability and Heritability Study for Quantitative Traits in Advance Generation (F5) of Cross between Green Seeded Desi (GKB-10) and White Kabuli (MNK-1) Chickpea Genotypes (Cicer arietinum L.)
Genetic Variability and Heritability Study for Quantitative Traits in Advance Generation (F5) of Cross between Green Seeded Desi (GKB-10) and White Kabuli (MNK-1) Chickpea Genotypes (Cicer arietinum L.) Open
Ninty green chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) genotypes were evaluated for genetic potential, heritability, genetic advance, and traits association of yield contributing characters during 2016-2017 at ARS Kalaburgi, University of agricultural …
View article: Molecular dissection of genetic diversity in pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L) Millsp.] minicore collection
Molecular dissection of genetic diversity in pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L) Millsp.] minicore collection Open
The present investigation was carried out using 191genotypes as mini core collections of pigeonpea along with 5 check varieties to know the genetic diversity at molecular level. Significant variation was observed by the way of analysis of …
View article: Association and Path Coefficient Analysis of Various Component Traits with Seed Yield Per Plant for Quantitative Traits in Advance Generation (F5) of Cross Between Green Seeded Desi (GKB-10) and White Kabuli (MNK-1) Chickpea Genotypes (Cicer arietinum L.)
Association and Path Coefficient Analysis of Various Component Traits with Seed Yield Per Plant for Quantitative Traits in Advance Generation (F5) of Cross Between Green Seeded Desi (GKB-10) and White Kabuli (MNK-1) Chickpea Genotypes (Cicer arietinum L.) Open
A study on association and path coefficient analysis for seed yield per plant and its component traits in Advance Generation (F5) of Cross Between Green Seeded Desi (GKB-10) and White Kabuli (MNK-1) Chickpea Genotypes is carried out during…
View article: Molecular diversity and phenotypic characterization of A, B and R lines in Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.]
Molecular diversity and phenotypic characterization of A, B and R lines in Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.] Open
An experiment was carried out with 17 CGMS lines and their maintainers along with 22 diversified restorer (R) lines to obtain information on molecular diversity and phenotypic characterization. All exhibited enormous phenotypic variability…
View article: Whole-genome resequencing of 292 pigeonpea accessions identifies genomic regions associated with domestication and agronomic traits
Whole-genome resequencing of 292 pigeonpea accessions identifies genomic regions associated with domestication and agronomic traits Open
Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan), a tropical grain legume with low input requirements, is expected to continue to have an important role in supplying food and nutritional security in developing countries in Asia, Africa and the tropical Americas.…
View article: Stability Analysis for Yield and its Components in Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Mill sp.] Under Rainfed Conditions
Stability Analysis for Yield and its Components in Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Mill sp.] Under Rainfed Conditions Open
An Investigation was carried out to examine the stability analysis of the twenty genotypes of pigeonpea including check BSMR-736, during kharif-2012, 2013 and 2014 under rainfed condition at the Agricultural Research Station, Kalaburagi, K…
View article: Construction of genotyping-by-sequencing based high-density genetic maps and QTL mapping for fusarium wilt resistance in pigeonpea
Construction of genotyping-by-sequencing based high-density genetic maps and QTL mapping for fusarium wilt resistance in pigeonpea Open
View article: Induced Systemic Resistance and Evaluation of Bio-control Agents for Management of Pigeonpea Wilt Caused by Fusarium udum
Induced Systemic Resistance and Evaluation of Bio-control Agents for Management of Pigeonpea Wilt Caused by Fusarium udum Open
The performance of the four fungal and two bacterial bioagents were evaluated for the bicontrol efficacy and ability to induce systemic resistance against Fusarium udum causing wilt of pigeonpea which is posing a serious threat to pigeonpe…
View article: Towards defining heterotic pools for accelerating hybrid breeding in pigeonpea
Towards defining heterotic pools for accelerating hybrid breeding in pigeonpea Open
Recently released pigeonpea hybrids for cultivation in farmers’ fields have shown their potential to elevate the yield levels. For instance, the world’s first grain legume hybrid of pigeonpea ICPH 2671 showed 47% yield advantage over the c…
View article: Stability and path co-efficient analysis for yield and its components in pigeonpea [<i>Cajanus cajan</i> (L.) Millsp.]
Stability and path co-efficient analysis for yield and its components in pigeonpea [<i>Cajanus cajan</i> (L.) Millsp.] Open
A study was conducted to examine the stability and path analysis of the twenty advanced genotypes of pigeonpea including check WRP-1, during kharif-2012, 2013 and 2014 under irrigated condition at the Agricultural Research Station, Kalabur…