Download or read book The Chickpea Genome written by Rajeev K. Varshney and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-01-02 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book sheds new light on the chickpea genome sequencing and resequencing of chickpea germplasm lines and provides insights into classical genetics, cytogenetics, and trait mapping. It also offers an overview of the latest advances in genome sequencing and analysis. The growing human population, rapid climate changes and limited amounts of arable land are creating substantial challenges in connection with the availability and affordability of nutritious food for smallholder farmers in developing countries. In this context, climate smart crops are essential to alleviating the hunger of the millions of poor and undernourished people living in developing countries. In addition to cereals, grain legumes are an integral part of the human diet and provide sustainable income for smallholder farmers in the arid and semi-arid regions of the world. Among grain legumes, the chickpea (Cicer arietinum) is the second most important in terms of production and productivity. Besides being a rich source of proteins, it can fix atmospheric nitrogen through symbiosis with rhizobia and increase the input of combined nitrogen. Several abiotic stresses like drought, heat, salinity, together with biotic stresses like Fusarium wilt, Ascochyta blight, and Botrytis grey mould have led to production losses, as the chickpeas is typically grown in the harsh climates of our planet’s semi-arid regions.

Download or read book Ascochyta Blight Resistance in Chickpeas written by Pakistan Agricultural Research Council and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ascochyta Blight and Winter Sowing of Chickpeas written by M.C. Saxena and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1984-03-31 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proceedings of the Workshop in Ascochyta Blight and Winter Sowing of Chickpeas, held in Aleppo, Syria, May 4-7, 1981

Download or read book Ascochyta blights of grain legumes written by Bernard Tivoli and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-09-04 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ascochyta blights consistently affect large areas of grain legume production (pea, lentil, chickpea and faba bean) in all countries where they are cultivated. These diseases are capable of causing large yield losses. This book considers the state-of-the-art by taking a comparative approach of Ascochyta blight diseases of cool season food and feed legumes. Topics considered are pathogen diversity, legume genetics and breeding, and integrated disease management.

Download or read book Research Report written by American University of Beirut and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Nitrogen Fixation by Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture written by D. Beck and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proceedings of a Workshop, ICARDA, Syria, April 14-17, 1986.

Download or read book Advances in Ascochyta Research written by Diego Rubiales and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2018-12-21 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Legume crops provide an excellent source of high quality plant protein and have a key role in arable crop rotations reducing the need for fertilizer application and acting as break-crops. However, these crops are affected by a number of foliar and root diseases, being ascochyta blights the most important group of diseases worldwide. Ascochyta blights are incited by different pathogens in the various legumes. A number of control strategies have been developed including resistance breeding, cultural practices and chemical control. However, only marginal successes have been achieved in most instances, most control methods being uneconomical, hard to achieve or resulting in incomplete protection. This eBook covers recent advances in co-operative research on these diseases, from agronomy to breeding, covering traditional and modern genomic methodologies.

Download or read book The Chickpea written by Mohan C. Saxena and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Diseases of Field Crops written by James G. Dickson and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collated In This Volume Is Important Information On A Variety Of Diseases Of Crop Plants, Under Three Sections: Cereals And Grasses; Legumes; And Fiber And Other Field Crops. Among Other Details, The Symptoms, The Primary Cause, Conditions Favouring Development And Dissemination, And Palliative And Control Measures Have Been Discussed For Each Disease. The Author Has Laid Considerable Emphasis On The Morphology Of The Fungi Concerned With The Diseases And Physiologic Specialization And Biotypes Of The Parasites Have Also Been Discussed In Detail. The Introductory Section Carries A Brief Description Of The Physiological Anatomy Of Plant Groups; The Main Text Is Replete With Useful References, Scientific Data And Illustrations; And There Are Appendices And An Exhaustive Index. Students And Researchers Of Mycology, Plant Pathology, Agronomy And Plant Breeding Should Find The Volume Highly Informative. Contents Section I: General Introduction; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Physiological Anatomy Of Plant Groups In Relation To Disease; Section Ii: Diseases Of Cereals And Grasses; Chapter 3: Barley Diseases; Chapter 4: Corn Diseases; Chapter 5: Millet Diseases; Chapter 6: Oat Diseases; Chapter 7: Rice Diseases; Chapter 8: Rye Diseases; Chapter 9: Sorghums, Sudan Grass And Johnson Grass Diseases; Chapter 10: Sugar Cane Diseases; Chapter 11: Wheat Diseases; Chapter 12: Grass Diseases; Section Iii: Diseases Of Legumes; Chapter 13: Alfalfa And Sweetclover Diseases; Chapter 14: Clover Diseases; Chapter 15: Soybean Diseases; Section Iv: Diseases Of Fiber And Other Field Crops; Chapter 16: Cotton Diseases; Chapter 17: Flax Diseases; Chapter 18: Tobacco Diseases; Appendix A : Diseases Of Field Crops Arranged By Causal Factor (Suggested For A Three-Hour Course); Appendix B: Bacteria And Fungi Parasitic On Field Crops Arranged Under Orders And Families With More Common Suscepts.

Download or read book Fungi and Disease in Plants written by Edwin John Butler and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Chickpea Breeding and Management written by Shyam S. Yadav and published by CABI. This book was released on 2007 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The chickpea is an ancient crop that is still important in both developed and developing nations. This authoritative account by international experts covers all aspects of chickpea breeding and management, and the integrated pest management and biotechnology applications that are important to its improvement. With topics covered including origin and taxonomy, ecology, distribution and genetics, this book combines the many and varied research issues impacting on production and utilization of the chickpea crop on its journey from paddock to plate.

Download or read book Case Studies of Breeding Strategies in Major Plant Species written by Haiping Wang and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-11-08 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conventional plant breeding has significantly improved crop yield, disease resistance, and adaptability to the environment; however, it is difficult to cultivate breakthrough new varieties using conventional breeding techniques. As such, new and novel breeding techniques are being developed. This book presents a comprehensive overview of plant breeding. It is organized into four sections on 'Genetic Resources for Plant Breeding”, 'Breeding Theory and Strategy”, 'Breeding Practice and Cases”, and 'The Perspective for Plant Breeding”.

Download or read book Chickpea Crop Wild Relatives for Enhancing Genetic Gains written by Mohar Singh and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2020-02-29 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chickpea: Crop Wild Relatives for Enhancing Genetic Gains explores aspects related to critical analysis on factors responsible for narrow genetic base of chickpea productions including domestication bottleneck, the level of diversity present in different cultivated and wild species, the uniqueness and usefulness of potential gene sources available and maintained in production systems across the globe, the level of genetic erosion both at landrace and species level over time and space etc. Despite considerable international investment in conventional breeding, production of chickpea has not yet been significantly improved beyond that achieved through its normal single domestication event and high self-pollination rate. Total annual pulse production of ~12 million tons (FAO 2016) is far below actual potential. Susceptibility to both biotic and abiotic stresses have created a production level bottleneck whose solution possibly lies in the use of crop wild relatives and other genetic traits cultivated by tailoring novel germplasm. Presenting options for widening the genetic base of chickpea cultivars by introgression of diverse genes available in distantly related wild Cicer taxa, thus expanding the genetic base and maximize genetic gains from the selection, it is necessary to accumulate other complimentary alleles from CWRs. This review will focus on present status of gene pool and species distribution, germplasm conservation, characterization and evaluation, problems associated with crop production, sources of target traits available in wild species, status of trait introgression in synthesizing new gene pool of chickpea along with progress made in chickpea genomics. An edited book with contributions from leading scientists, this information will guide and inform chickpea breeders, PGR researchers and crop biologists across the world. - Presents both conventional and emerging techniques - Provides insights into gene pyramiding as cytogenic manipulations - Includes case studies highlighting the impact of improving chickpea production

Download or read book Translational Genomics for Crop Breeding Volume 1 written by Rajeev Varshney and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Genomic Applications for Crop Breeding: Biotic Stress is the first of two volumes looking at the latest advances in genomic applications to crop breeding. This volume focuses on genomic-assisted advances for improving economically important crops against biotic stressors, such as viruses, fungi, nematodes, and bacteria. Looking at key advances in crops such as rice, barley, wheat, and potato amongst others, Genomic Applications for Crop Breeding: Biotic Stress will be an essential reference for crop scientists, geneticists, breeders, industry personnel and advanced students in the field.

Download or read book Progress in Plant Breeding 1 written by G.E. Russell and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-10-02 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Progress in Plant Breeding 1 is a collection of review articles that aim to critically assess progress in different major crops, not only in the aspect of variety production, but also across all the related disciplines. The book covers topics such as dwarfing genes in wheat; sugar-beet breeding; development of grain-protein crops; and the breeding programs of the International Potato Center. Also covered in the book are topics such as the development of bird resistance of soghum and maize; advances in the breeding of chickpeas; and breeding rice for disease resistance. The text is recommended for botanists and agriculturists who would like to know more about the advances in plant breeding and how it is improving crops.

Download or read book Adapting Social Science to the Changing Focus of International Agricultural Research written by Simeon Ehui and published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD). This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Plant Genetic Resources written by B. S. Dhillon and published by Alpha Science Int'l Ltd.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Food is the basic need of human beings. The increasing population and enhanced standard of living are placing greater demands on food-related requirements in terms of quantity, quality and diversity. The Green Revolution which significantly enhanced productivity of important food crops, nevertheless, resulted in certain fallouts as genetic erosion, soil degradation, chemical pollution and aquifer depletion. Amongst these, decrease in plant genetic diversity is an irreversible loss. As the basic raw material for future plant breeding, plant genetic resources of foodgrains are the key to future food security. Though, plant breeding has attracted the attention of many authors, plant genetic resources remain somewhat neglected. This book gives an overall perspective current status of genetic resource of important foodgrain crops (wheat, rice, maize, barley, sorghum, millets, pulses and legumes and underutilized crops). It provides a comprehensive compilation on current status of information on origin, taxonomy, diversity, collection, exchange, evaluation, utilization, molecular characterization and conservation for food grain crops. Eminent scientists and crop specialists have critically analyzed the information in view of the present and future research priorities. In addition, management issue related to plant genetic resources are also discussed. At present such information on these crops is lacking and this book fills in the void. It shall serve as reference for genetic resource managers, researchers, teachers, students and policy makers in biology and agriculture.