eprintid: 5552
rev_number: 11
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datestamp: 2012-02-20 05:51:02
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type: conference_item
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contact_email: Library-ICRISAT@CGIAR.ORG
creators_name: Oyier, M.O
creators_name: Mulwa, R.M.S
creators_name: Kimurto, P.K.
creators_name: Towett, B.K.
creators_name: Cheruiyot, E.K.
creators_name: Rao, N.V.P.R.G
creators_name: Silim, S.N.
creators_name: Varshney, R K
creators_name: Gaur, P M
icrisatcreators_name: Silim, S N
icrisatcreators_name: Varshney, R K
icrisatcreators_name: Gaur, P M
affiliation: Dept of Crops, Horticulture and Soils, Egerton University
affiliation: ICRISAT(Patancheru)
country: Kenya
country: India
title: Marker assisted backcross breeding to enhance drought tolerance in Kenyan chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) germplasm
ispublished: pub
subjects: s1.1
full_text_status: public
pres_type: paper
abstract: 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
date_type: published
pagerange: 6 pp.
event_title: 6th Egerton University International Conference: Research and Expo-Transformative Research for Sustainable Development
event_location: Kenya
event_dates: 21-23 September, 2011
event_type: conference
refereed: TRUE
citation:   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.     
document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/5552/1/MarkerAssistedBackcross.pdf