Serraj, R and Gaur, P M and Krishnamurthy, L and Kashiwagi, J and Crouch, J H (2004) Drought management in pulse crops. In: Pulses in new perspective: proceedings of the National Symposium on Crop Diversification and Natural Resource Management, 20-22 December 2003, Indian Institute of Pulse Research, Kanpur, India.
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Abstract
In the context of the rainfed production systems of the Semi-Arid Tropics (SAT), crop drought resistance is defined in terms of yield stability in a specific target environment. Chickpea and pigeon pea are known for their adaptation to SAT regions and their relative ability to produce grain and biomass under water-lImited conditions. However, the current challenge is to reduce the yield gaps under rainfed conditions, and sustain food security for the benefit of resource 'poor farmers across the SAT. Efforts are currently being made at ICRISAT to implement a holistic approach for drought resistance improvement, with the objectIve to enhance crop performance under water-limited condItions. The component traIts currently considered for marker assisted selection of drought resistance in legumes include drought-avoidance root traits in chickpea. The identification and mapping of quantitative trait logic (QTLs)· for specific drought-resistance component traits can also be used to dissect the genetic and physiological mechanisms involved in drought performance. If validated with accurate phenotyping and properly integrated into marker-assisted breeding programmes, tillS approach will allow pyramiding of drought resistance mechanisms and accelerate the development locally adapted pulse genotypes.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Subjects: | Mandate crops > Chickpea Mandate crops > Pigeonpea |
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| Date Deposited: | 24 Nov 2011 06:20 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Sep 2013 12:12 |
| URI: | http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/4287 |
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