Largest plant genome sequencing effort yields a pan-genome for chickpea, sets it up for a breeding revolution

Largest plant genome sequencing effort yields a pan-genome for chickpea, sets it up for a breeding revolution

Led by ICRISAT, the research team identified 29,870 genes that includes 1,582 previously unreported novel genes. The research is the largest effort of its kind for any plant, putting chickpea in a small group of crops with such an extensive genome map

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Agriculture minister inaugurates refurbished gene bank at National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources

Agriculture minister inaugurates refurbished gene bank at National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources

Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated the world’s second-largest refurbished state-of-the-art National Gene Bank at the ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR), Pusa, New …

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How has been the journey of National Innovations on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA)?

How has been the journey of National Innovations on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA)?

NICRA aims at strategic research on adaptation and mitigation, demonstration of technologies on farmers’ fields and creating awareness among farmers and other stakeholders to minimise the impact of climate change on agriculture

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