Fast-Track Introgression of “QTL-hotspot” for Root Traits and Other Drought Tolerance Traits in JG 11, an Elite and Leading Variety of Chickpea

A “” containing quantitative trait loci (QTL) for several root and drought tolerance traits was transferred through marker-assisted backcrossing into JG 11, a leading variety of chickpea ( L.) in India from the donor parent ICC 4958. Foreground selection with up to three simple sequence repeat marke...

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Main Authors: Rajeev K. Varshney, Pooran M. Gaur, Siva K. Chamarthi, L. Krishnamurthy, Shailesh Tripathi, Junichi Kashiwagi, Srinivasan Samineni, Vikas K. Singh, Mahendar Thudi, Deepa Jaganathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-11-01
Series:The Plant Genome
Online Access:https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/tpg/articles/6/3/plantgenome2013.07.0022