Modern Genomic Tools for Pigeonpea Improvement: Status and Prospects

Bohra, A and Pareek, S and Jha, R and Saxena, R K and Singh, I P and Pandey, G and Mishra, R K and Singh, F and Kaashyap, M and Joshi, R and Varshney, R K (2017) Modern Genomic Tools for Pigeonpea Improvement: Status and Prospects. In: The Pigeonpea Genome. Compendium of Plant Genomes book series (CPG) . Springer, pp. 41-54. ISBN 978-3-319-63795-2

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Abstract

Pigeonpea owing to its ability to sustain harsh environment and limited input/water requirement remains an excellent remunerative crop in the face of increasing climatic adversities. With nearly 70% share in global pigeonpea production, India is the leading pigeonpea producing country. Since the mid-1900s, constant research efforts directed to improve yield and resistance levels of pigeonpea have resulted in the development and deployment of several commercially accepted cultivars in India, accommodating into diverse agro-climatic zones. However, the crop productivity needs incremental improvements in order to meet the growing nutritional demands, especially in developing countries like India where pigeonpea forms a dominant part of vegetarian diet. Empowering crop improvement strategies with genomic tool kit is imperative to attain the project gains in crop yield. In the context, adoption of next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology has helped establish a wide range of genomic resources to support pigeonpea breeding, and the existing molecular tool kit includes genome-wide genetic markers, transcriptome/genome assemblies, and candidate genes/QTLs for target traits. Similarly, availability of whole mitochondrial genome sequence and derived DNA markers is immensely relevant in order to furthering the understanding of cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) system and hybrid breeding. This chapter covers the progress of developing modern genomic resources in pigeonpea and highlights their vital role in designing future crop breeding schemes.

Item Type:	Book Section
Divisions:	Research Program : Genetic Gains
CRP:	UNSPECIFIED
Series Name:	Compendium of Plant Genomes book series (CPG)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Pigeonpea, Molecular marker, Polymorphism, Genetic map, Gene, Genome, QTL, Trait, Next-generation sequencing, cytoplasmic male sterility, modern genomic resources, future crop breeding schemes, crop breeding
Subjects:	Others > Crop Improvement Mandate crops > Pigeonpea Others > Genetics and Genomics
Depositing User:	Mr Ramesh K
Date Deposited:	04 Mar 2018 13:15
Last Modified:	04 Mar 2018 13:15
URI:	http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/10487
Acknowledgement:	Authors acknowledge support from Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi, India.
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