Title

Unlocking the treasure chest for chickpea improvement: Utilisation of annual wild Cicer in wide crosses

Authors

Heather Clarke, The University of Notre Dame AustraliaFollow
Fucheng Shan
Nalini Mallikarjuna
Monika Lulsdorf
Julia Wilson
Kadambot Siddique

Publication Details

Clarke, H., Shan, F., Mallikarjuna, N., Lulsdorf, M., Wilson, J., & Siddique, K. (2006). Unlocking the treasure chest for chickpea improvement: Utilisation of annual wild Cicer in wide crosses. 13th Australasian Plant Breeding Conference - Breeding for success : Diversity in action.

Abstract

Wild relatives among the genus Cicer have many valuable agronomic traits crucial for improvement of the cultivar. So far though, the treasure chest of natural diversity among wild Civer remains locked. Few Alleles have been successfully introgressed into chickpea (C. arietinum), and indeed few breeders even consider exploitation of Cicer species in their programs. One reason is that chickpea has no wild relatives within its own species, C. arietnum, and only two annual wild species are readily hybridised with chickpea using conventional crossing techniques. Therefore, a new approach is needed to utilise the more distantly related species in the secondary and tertiary genepools.

Keywords

Peer-reviewed, Published in Full

Comments

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