relation: http://oar.icrisat.org/5552/
title: Marker assisted backcross breeding to enhance drought tolerance in Kenyan chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) germplasm
creator: Oyier, M.O
creator: Mulwa, R.M.S
creator: Kimurto, P.K.
creator: Towett, B.K.
creator: Cheruiyot, E.K.
creator: Rao, N.V.P.R.G
creator: Silim, S.N.
creator: Varshney, R K
creator: Gaur, P M
subject: Chickpea
description: Drought is the number one constraint in chickpea production. In the past, breeding efforts to improve terminal drought tolerance have been hindered by its quantitative genetic basis and poor understanding of the physiological basis of yield in water-limited conditions.
date: 2011
type: Conference or Workshop Item
type: PeerReviewed
format: application/pdf
language: en
identifier: http://oar.icrisat.org/5552/1/MarkerAssistedBackcross.pdf
identifier:   Oyier, M.O and Mulwa, R.M.S and Kimurto, P.K. and Towett, B.K. and Cheruiyot, E.K. and Rao, N.V.P.R.G and Silim, S.N. and Varshney, R K and Gaur, P M  (2011) Marker assisted backcross breeding to enhance drought tolerance in Kenyan chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) germplasm.  In: 6th Egerton University International Conference: Research and Expo-Transformative Research for Sustainable Development, 21-23 September, 2011, Kenya.