Identification of Novel Sources of Resistance to Ascochyta Blight in a Collection of Wild <i>Cicer</i> Accessions

Chickpea production is constrained worldwide by the necrotrophic fungal pathogen Ascochyta rabiei, causal agent of blight (AB). To reduce impact this disease, novel sources resistance are required in chickpea cultivars. Here, we screened a new collection wild Cicer accessions for AB and identified resistant to multiple, highly pathogenic isolates. In addition this, analyses demonstrated that some sites C. echinospermum harbor predominantly accessions, knowledge can inform future missions. Furthermore, genome-wide association study regions reticulatum genome associated with investigation these candidate genes. Taken together, results be utilized enhance cultivars globally yield-limiting disease.