info:oai:icrisat:11574info:ofi/fmt:xml:xsd:oai_dc http://oar.icrisat.org/11574/ Broadening the genetic base of grain legumes through pre-breeding using wild species Sharma, S Kumar, C V S Rao, P J Prasanthi, L Singh, S Panwar, R K Rani, U Arora, A Thudi, M Saxena, R Sharma, M Kholova, J Paul, P Varshney, R K Plant Breeding Chickpea Pigeonpea Genetics and Genomics Food and Nutrition Legume Crops Grain legumes such as pigeonpea [(Cajanus cajan (L.) Mill sp.)] and chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) are the primary sources of dietary protein especially for vegetarian human population worldwide. Genetic enhancement in these crops is not adequate due to their narrow genetic base. Further, the production and productivity of these crops is adversely affected by different biotic and abiotic stresses and high levels of resistance/tolerance for these stresses is not available in the cultivated genepool. This necessitates the utilization of new and diverse source of variations to broaden the genetic base of crop cultivars and to improve the genetic gain of these crops. ICRISAT 2020 Monograph NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://oar.icrisat.org/11574/1/Broadening%20the%20genetic%20base_ICLGG.pdf Sharma, S and Kumar, C V S and Rao, P J and Prasanthi, L and Singh, S and Panwar, R K and Rani, U and Arora, A and Thudi, M and Saxena, R and Sharma, M and Kholova, J and Paul, P and Varshney, R K (2020) Broadening the genetic base of grain legumes through pre-breeding using wild species. Monograph. ICRISAT.