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Chickpea, a Common Source of Protein and Starch in the Semi-Arid ropics

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Genomics of Tropical Crop Plants

Part of the book series: Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models ((PGG,volume 1))

Abstract

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is an important food crop in the semi-arid tropics where it is grown during the cool winter season. Research has concentrated on the development of improved germplasm for resistance to diseases and pests and more recently has focused on the use of genetics and biotechnological tools to enhance the knowledge of the genomics of chickpea. The wild species (8 annuals and 34 perennials) are a potential source of genes for overcoming problems of diseases and pests, and work is underway toward overcoming barriers to interspecific hybridization. Bacterial artificial chromosome libraries are available for genomic research in chickpea and a targeted induced local lesion in genomes, also called TILLING, platform is under development that holds promise for identification of important genes and determination of their function. The chickpea plant is described and the tools for further exploitation of the crop are discussed.

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Muehlbauer, F.J., Rajesh, P. (2008). Chickpea, a Common Source of Protein and Starch in the Semi-Arid ropics. In: Moore, P.H., Ming, R. (eds) Genomics of Tropical Crop Plants. Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models, vol 1. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71219-2_7

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