ICRISAT-led Team Identifies Climate- Resilient Genes in Chickpea

  • In a breakthrough, scientists have successfully completed sequencing of 429 chickpea lines from 45 countries to identify genes that are tolerant to drought and heat. The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) led a team in close collaboration with the BGI-Shenzhen, China, involving 39 scientists from 21 leading research institutes world over.

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  • The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is an international organization which conducts agricultural research for rural development, headquartered in Patancheru (Hyderabad) with several regional centers (Bamako, Mali), (Nairobi,Kenya) and research stations (Niamey (Niger), Kano (Nigeria), Lilongwe (Malawi), Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Bulawayo ....
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