?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F11574%2F&rft.title=Broadening+the+genetic+base+of+grain+legumes+through%0D%0Apre-breeding+using+wild+species&rft.creator=Sharma%2C+S&rft.creator=Kumar%2C+C+V+S&rft.creator=Rao%2C+P+J&rft.creator=Prasanthi%2C+L&rft.creator=Singh%2C+S&rft.creator=Panwar%2C+R+K&rft.creator=Rani%2C+U&rft.creator=Arora%2C+A&rft.creator=Thudi%2C+M&rft.creator=Saxena%2C+R&rft.creator=Sharma%2C+M&rft.creator=Kholova%2C+J&rft.creator=Paul%2C+P&rft.creator=Varshney%2C+R+K&rft.subject=Plant+Breeding&rft.subject=Chickpea&rft.subject=Pigeonpea&rft.subject=Genetics+and+Genomics&rft.subject=Food+and+Nutrition&rft.subject=Legume+Crops&rft.description=Grain+legumes+such+as+pigeonpea+%5B(Cajanus+cajan+(L.)+Mill+sp.)%5D+and+chickpea+(Cicer+arietinum+L.)+are%0D%0Athe+primary+sources+of+dietary+protein+especially+for+vegetarian+human+population+worldwide.+Genetic%0D%0Aenhancement+in+these+crops+is+not+adequate+due+to+their+narrow+genetic+base.+Further%2C+the+production%0D%0Aand+productivity+of+these+crops+is+adversely+affected+by+different+biotic+and+abiotic+stresses+and%0D%0Ahigh+levels+of+resistance%2Ftolerance+for+these+stresses+is+not+available+in+the+cultivated+genepool.+This%0D%0Anecessitates+the+utilization+of+new+and+diverse+source+of+variations+to+broaden+the+genetic+base+of+crop%0D%0Acultivars+and+to+improve+the+genetic+gain+of+these+crops.&rft.publisher=ICRISAT&rft.date=2020&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F11574%2F1%2FBroadening%2520the%2520genetic%2520base_ICLGG.pdf&rft.identifier=++Sharma%2C+S+and+Kumar%2C+C+V+S+and+Rao%2C+P+J+and+Prasanthi%2C+L+and+Singh%2C+S+and+Panwar%2C+R+K+and+Rani%2C+U+and+Arora%2C+A+and+Thudi%2C+M+and+Saxena%2C+R+and+Sharma%2C+M+and+Kholova%2C+J+and+Paul%2C+P+and+Varshney%2C+R+K++(2020)+Broadening+the+genetic+base+of+grain+legumes+through+pre-breeding+using+wild+species.++Monograph.+ICRISAT.+++++