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creators_name: Saxena, R K
creators_name: Hake, A
creators_name: Hingane, A J
creators_name: Kumar, C V S
creators_name: Bohra, A
creators_name: Sonnappa, M
creators_name: Rathore, A
creators_name: Kumar, A V
creators_name: Mishra, A
creators_name: Tikle, A N
creators_name: Sudhakar, C
creators_name: Rajamani, S
creators_name: Patil, D K
creators_name: Singh, I P
creators_name: Singh, N P
creators_name: Varshney, R K
creators_gender: Female
icrisatcreators_name: Saxena, R K
icrisatcreators_name: Hake, A
icrisatcreators_name: Hingane, A J
icrisatcreators_name: Rathore, A
icrisatcreators_name: Kumar, A V
icrisatcreators_name: Varshney, R K
affiliation: ICRISAT (Patancheru)
affiliation: Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU), Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana State
affiliation: ICAR—Indian Institute of Pulses Research (IIPR), Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
affiliation: Agricultural Research Station (ARS)—Kalaburagi, University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Raichur , Karnataka
affiliation: Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya (RVSKVV), RAK College of Agriculture (RAKCA), Sehore , Madhya Pradesh
affiliation: Regional Agricultural Research Station, Lam Farm, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
affiliation: Agricultural Research Station (ARS)—Badnapur, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth (VNMKV), Parbhani, Maharashtra
country: India
title: Translational Pigeonpea Genomics Consortium for Accelerating Genetic Gains in Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L.)
ispublished: pub
subjects: S25
subjects: s1.2
subjects: s2.13
subjects: s2.17
divisions: CRPS3
crps: CG1
full_text_status: public
keywords: Pigeonpea, Genomics, TPGC, FPVS, Multi-location trials
note: Authors are thankful to KB Saxena for useful discussions and suggestions on project activities
and to V Suryanarayana and M Sudhakar for technical assistance in various activities.
abstract: Pigeonpea is one of the important pulse crops grown in many states of India and plays
a major role in sustainable food and nutritional security for the smallholder farmers. In order to
overcome the productivity barrier the Translational Pigeonpea Genomics Consortium (TPGC) was
established, representing research institutes from six different states (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka,
Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, and Uttar Pradesh) of India. To enhance pigeonpea
productivity and production the team has been engaged in deploying modern genomics approaches
in breeding and popularizing modern varieties in farmers’ fields. For instance, new genetic stock
has been developed for trait mapping and molecular breeding initiated for enhancing resistance to
fusarium wilt and sterility mosaic disease in 11 mega varieties of pigeonpea. In parallel, genomic
segments associated with cleistogamous flower, shriveled seed, pods per plant, seeds per pod,
100 seed weight, and seed protein content have been identified. Furthermore, 100 improved lines
were evaluated for yield and desirable traits in multi-location trials in different states. Furthermore,
a total of 303 farmers’ participatory varietal selection (FPVS) trials have been conducted in 129 villages
from 15 districts of six states with 16 released varieties/hybrids. Additionally, one line (GRG 152
or Bheema) from multi-location trials has been identified by the All India Coordinated Research
Project on Pigeonpea (AICRP-Pigeonpea) and released for cultivation by the Central Variety Release
Committee (CVRC). In summary, the collaborative efforts of several research groups through TPGC is
accelerating genetics gains in breeding plots and is expected to deliver them to pigeonpea farmers to
enhance their income and improve livelihood.
date: 2020-08
date_type: published
publication: Agronomy (TSI)
volume: 10
number: 1289
publisher: MDPI
pagerange: 1-17
id_number: doi:10.3390/agronomy10091289
refereed: TRUE
issn: 2073-4395
official_url: https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10091289
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citation:   Saxena, R K and Hake, A and Hingane, A J and Kumar, C V S and Bohra, A and Sonnappa, M and Rathore, A and Kumar, A V and Mishra, A and Tikle, A N and Sudhakar, C and Rajamani, S and Patil, D K and Singh, I P and Singh, N P and Varshney, R K  (2020) Translational Pigeonpea Genomics Consortium for Accelerating Genetic Gains in Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L.).  Agronomy (TSI), 10 (1289).  pp. 1-17.  ISSN 2073-4395     
document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/11644/1/agronomy-10-01289.pdf