The widely accepted models describing the emergence of domesticated grain crops from their wild type ancestors are mostly based upon selection (conscious or unconscious) of major features related either to seed dispersal (nonbrittle ear, indehiscent pod) or free germination (nondormant seeds, soft seed coat). Based on the breeding systems (self-pollination) and dominance relations between the a...

Ascochyta blight, an infection caused by rabiei is a destructive disease in many chickpea growing regions and it significant yield losses. To minimize the impact of 5 fungicides viz., Aliette, Cabrio Top, Thiovit Jet, Cymoxanil Difenoconazole, plants extracts namely Azadirachta indica, azedarach, Datura stramonium, Chenopodium album Allium sativum L. two strains T-22 E58 bio-control agents (BCA...

Ascochyta blight (AB) is a fungal disease that can significantly reduce chickpea production in Australia and other regions of the world. In this study, 69 chickpea genotypes were sequenced using whole genome re-sequencing (WGRS) methods. They included 48 Australian varieties differing in their resistance ranking to AB, 16 advanced breeding lines from the Australian chickpea breeding program, fo...

Chickpeas are a rich source of dietary protein and phenolic bioactives that promote human health, they widely used as food culinary ingredients in current ethnic cuisines around the world. Due to its natural drought heat tolerance, chickpea will become increasingly important with climate change. Chickpea is an indeterminate crop flowering over long period time, leaf branch formation continuing ...