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An in-depth look at ICRISAT’s engagement in West Africa

As members of the ICRISAT Governing Board converged in Dakar, Senegal, the air was abuzz with the promise of upcoming strategies for a focused approach to the next few years. During the next few days, over a series of meetings and discussions, topics ranging from nutrition...
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Former ICRISAT student commended

Mr Martin Paul Tabe-Ojong, former MSc student at ICRISATNairobi, has been awarded the Hans H Ruthenberg – Graduate Award by the Foundation fiat panis, Germany, in recognition of his research...
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Eat Local, Eat Seasonal, Eat Variety, Eat Healthy

A friend in the international nutrition community once narrated me an interesting interaction with few tribals in their project area. While making the villagers aware about the benefits of traditional foods like millets for a healthy living...
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Genomics delivers ‘super chickpea’ in record time

India is set to launch improved chickpea, developed in record time through genomics-assisted breeding in a first-of-its-kind effort. Two new varieties with drought tolerance and disease resistance were recently identified for farming by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)....

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Utilization of molecular marker based genetic diversity patterns in hybrid parents to develop better forage quality multi-cut hybrids in pearl millet

Authors: Ponnaiah G, Gupta SK, Blummel M, Marappa M, Pichaikannu S, Das RR and Rathore A

Published: 2019, Agriculture, 9(5) (97). pp. 1-21.
ISSN 2077-0472

http://oar.icrisat.org/11132/ 

Assessment of the use of Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) approach by farmers to manage climate risk in Mali and Senegal

Authors: Dayamba DS, Ky-Dembele C, Bayala J, Dorward P, Clarkson G, Sanogo D, Diop Mamadou L, Traore I, Diakite A, Nenkam A, Binam JN, Ouedraogo M and Zougmore RB

Published: 2018, Climate Services, 12. pp. 27-35.
ISSN 24058807

http://oar.icrisat.org/11133/ 

Changing plant architecture and density can increase chickpea productivity and facilitate for mechanical harvesting

Authors: Singh U, Gaur PM, Chaturvedi SK, Hazra KK and Singh G

Published: 2019, International Journal of Plant Production (TSI), pp. 1-10. ISSN 1735-8043

http://oar.icrisat.org/11134/ 

Formation of heterotic pools and understanding relationship between molecular divergence and heterosis in pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum
(L.) R. Br.]

Authors: Singh S and Gupta SK

Published: 2019, PLoS ONE (TSI), 14 (5). pp. 1-18.
ISSN 1932-6203

http://oar.icrisat.org/11135/ 

CGIAR operations under the Plant Treaty FrameworkAuthors:  

Authors: Noriega IL, Halewood M, Abberton M, Amri A, Angarawai II, Anglin N, Blummel M, Bouman B, Campos H, Costich D, Ellis D, Gaur PM, Guarino L, Hanson J, Kommerell V, Kumar L, Lusty C, Ndjiondjop MN, Payne T, Peters M, Popova E, Prakash G, Sackville-Hamilton R, Tabo R, Upadhyaya HD, Yazbek M and Wenzl P

Published: 2019, Crop Science (TSI), 59. pp. 1-14.
ISSN 0011-183X

http://oar.icrisat.org/11137/ 

Marketing and profitability of crops in pyawt ywar pump irrigation project

Authors: Kumara Charyulu D, Thu M, Oo M and Whitbread AM

Published: 2019, Policy Brief

http://oar.icrisat.org/11138/ 

Climate services can support African farmers’ context-specific adaptation needs at scale

Authors: Hansen JW, Vaughan C, Kagabo DM, Dinku T, Carr ER, Körner J and Zougmore RB

Published: 2019, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 3 (21). pp. 1-16. ISSN 2571-581X

http://oar.icrisat.org/11139/ 

Identification of genomic regions and diagnostic markers for resistance to aflatoxin contamination in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

Authors: Yu B, Huai D, Huang L, Kang Y, Ren X, Chen Y, Zhou X, Luo H, Liu N, Chen W, Lei Y, Pandey MK, Sudini H, Varshney RK, Liao B and Jiang H

Published: 2019, BMC Genetics (TSI), 20 (1). pp. 1-13. ISSN 1471-2156

http://oar.icrisat.org/11140/ 

Insights into the nitric oxide mediated stress tolerance in plants

Authors: Santisree P, Adimulam SS, Sharma K, Bhatnagar-Mathur P and Sharma KK

Published: 2019, In: Plant Signaling Molecule: Role and Regulation under Stressful Environments. Elsevier, pp. 385-406. ISBN 978-0-12-816451-8

http://oar.icrisat.org/11141/ 

Plant signaling molecule: Role and regulation under stressful environments

Authors: Khan MIR, Reddy PS, Ferrante A and Khan NA

Published: 2019, Elsevier (Woodhead Publishing). ISBN 978-0-12-816451-8

http://oar.icrisat.org/11142/

Isolation and identification of lactic acid bacteria with probiotic potential from fermented flour of selected banana varieties grown in Sri Lanka

Authors: Divisekera DMWD, Samarasekera JKRR, Hettiarachchi C, Gooneratne J, Choudhary MI and Gopalakrishnan S

Published: 2019, Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka (TSI), 47 (1). pp. 3-16. ISSN 1391-4588

http://oar.icrisat.org/11126/ 

InDel markers: An extended marker resource for molecular breeding in chickpea

Authors: Jain A, Roorkiwal M, Kale S, Garg V, Yadala R and Varshney RK

Published: 2019, PLoS ONE (TSI), 14 (3). pp. 1-13. ISSN 1932-6203

http://oar.icrisat.org/11128/ 

Technological perspectives for plant breeding

Authors: Godwin ID, Rutkoski J, Varshney RK and Hickey LT

Published: 2019, Theoretical and Applied Genetics (TSI), 132 (3). pp. 555-557. ISSN 0040-5752

http://oar.icrisat.org/11129/ 

Toward the sequence-based breeding in legumes in the post-genome sequencing era

Authors: Varshney RK, Pandey MK, Bohra A, Singh VK, Thudi M and Saxena RK

Published: 2019, Theoretical and Applied Genetics (TSI), 132 (3). pp. 797-816. ISSN 0040-5752

http://oar.icrisat.org/11130/ 

Origin of early maturing pigeonpea germplasm and its impact on adaptation and cropping systems

Authors: Saxena KB, Choudhary AK, Srivastava RK, Bohra A, Saxena RK and Varshney RK

Published: 2019, Plant Breeding (TSI), 138 (3). pp. 243-251. ISSN 0179-9541

http://oar.icrisat.org/11131/

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    (L–R) Mr Hermann Some, CERAAS; Drs Wendy Umberger and Sissel Rogne, ICRISAT Governing Board members; Dr Jan Debaene, Global Head of Breeding, ICRISAT; Dr Peter Carberry, Director General, ICRISAT and Dr Paco Sereme, ICRISAT Governing Board Chair at Dakar, Senegal. Photo: A Diama, ICRISAT
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    An in-depth look at ICRISAT’s engagement in West Africa

    As members of the ICRISAT Governing Board converged in Dakar, Senegal, the air was abuzz with the promise of upcoming strategies for a focused approach to the next few years. During the next few days, over a series of meetings and discussions, topics ranging from nutrition...
    27
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    Former ICRISAT student commended

    Mr Martin Paul Tabe-Ojong, former MSc student at ICRISATNairobi, has been awarded the Hans H Ruthenberg – Graduate Award by the Foundation fiat panis, Germany, in recognition of his research...
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    23
    Sep

    Eat Local, Eat Seasonal, Eat Variety, Eat Healthy

    A friend in the international nutrition community once narrated me an interesting interaction with few tribals in their project area. While making the villagers aware about the benefits of traditional foods like millets for a healthy living...
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    Sep

    Genomics delivers ‘super chickpea’ in record time

    India is set to launch improved chickpea, developed in record time through genomics-assisted breeding in a first-of-its-kind effort. Two new varieties with drought tolerance and disease resistance were recently identified for farming by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)....

    New Publications

    Utilization of molecular marker based genetic diversity patterns in hybrid parents to develop better forage quality multi-cut hybrids in pearl millet

    Authors: Ponnaiah G, Gupta SK, Blummel M, Marappa M, Pichaikannu S, Das RR and Rathore A

    Published: 2019, Agriculture, 9(5) (97). pp. 1-21.
    ISSN 2077-0472

    http://oar.icrisat.org/11132/ 

    Assessment of the use of Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) approach by farmers to manage climate risk in Mali and Senegal

    Authors: Dayamba DS, Ky-Dembele C, Bayala J, Dorward P, Clarkson G, Sanogo D, Diop Mamadou L, Traore I, Diakite A, Nenkam A, Binam JN, Ouedraogo M and Zougmore RB

    Published: 2018, Climate Services, 12. pp. 27-35.
    ISSN 24058807

    http://oar.icrisat.org/11133/ 

    Changing plant architecture and density can increase chickpea productivity and facilitate for mechanical harvesting

    Authors: Singh U, Gaur PM, Chaturvedi SK, Hazra KK and Singh G

    Published: 2019, International Journal of Plant Production (TSI), pp. 1-10. ISSN 1735-8043

    http://oar.icrisat.org/11134/ 

    Formation of heterotic pools and understanding relationship between molecular divergence and heterosis in pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum
    (L.) R. Br.]

    Authors: Singh S and Gupta SK

    Published: 2019, PLoS ONE (TSI), 14 (5). pp. 1-18.
    ISSN 1932-6203

    http://oar.icrisat.org/11135/ 

    CGIAR operations under the Plant Treaty FrameworkAuthors:  

    Authors: Noriega IL, Halewood M, Abberton M, Amri A, Angarawai II, Anglin N, Blummel M, Bouman B, Campos H, Costich D, Ellis D, Gaur PM, Guarino L, Hanson J, Kommerell V, Kumar L, Lusty C, Ndjiondjop MN, Payne T, Peters M, Popova E, Prakash G, Sackville-Hamilton R, Tabo R, Upadhyaya HD, Yazbek M and Wenzl P

    Published: 2019, Crop Science (TSI), 59. pp. 1-14.
    ISSN 0011-183X

    http://oar.icrisat.org/11137/ 

    Marketing and profitability of crops in pyawt ywar pump irrigation project

    Authors: Kumara Charyulu D, Thu M, Oo M and Whitbread AM

    Published: 2019, Policy Brief

    http://oar.icrisat.org/11138/ 

    Climate services can support African farmers’ context-specific adaptation needs at scale

    Authors: Hansen JW, Vaughan C, Kagabo DM, Dinku T, Carr ER, Körner J and Zougmore RB

    Published: 2019, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 3 (21). pp. 1-16. ISSN 2571-581X

    http://oar.icrisat.org/11139/ 

    Identification of genomic regions and diagnostic markers for resistance to aflatoxin contamination in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

    Authors: Yu B, Huai D, Huang L, Kang Y, Ren X, Chen Y, Zhou X, Luo H, Liu N, Chen W, Lei Y, Pandey MK, Sudini H, Varshney RK, Liao B and Jiang H

    Published: 2019, BMC Genetics (TSI), 20 (1). pp. 1-13. ISSN 1471-2156

    http://oar.icrisat.org/11140/ 

    Insights into the nitric oxide mediated stress tolerance in plants

    Authors: Santisree P, Adimulam SS, Sharma K, Bhatnagar-Mathur P and Sharma KK

    Published: 2019, In: Plant Signaling Molecule: Role and Regulation under Stressful Environments. Elsevier, pp. 385-406. ISBN 978-0-12-816451-8

    http://oar.icrisat.org/11141/ 

    Plant signaling molecule: Role and regulation under stressful environments

    Authors: Khan MIR, Reddy PS, Ferrante A and Khan NA

    Published: 2019, Elsevier (Woodhead Publishing). ISBN 978-0-12-816451-8

    http://oar.icrisat.org/11142/

    Isolation and identification of lactic acid bacteria with probiotic potential from fermented flour of selected banana varieties grown in Sri Lanka

    Authors: Divisekera DMWD, Samarasekera JKRR, Hettiarachchi C, Gooneratne J, Choudhary MI and Gopalakrishnan S

    Published: 2019, Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka (TSI), 47 (1). pp. 3-16. ISSN 1391-4588

    http://oar.icrisat.org/11126/ 

    InDel markers: An extended marker resource for molecular breeding in chickpea

    Authors: Jain A, Roorkiwal M, Kale S, Garg V, Yadala R and Varshney RK

    Published: 2019, PLoS ONE (TSI), 14 (3). pp. 1-13. ISSN 1932-6203

    http://oar.icrisat.org/11128/ 

    Technological perspectives for plant breeding

    Authors: Godwin ID, Rutkoski J, Varshney RK and Hickey LT

    Published: 2019, Theoretical and Applied Genetics (TSI), 132 (3). pp. 555-557. ISSN 0040-5752

    http://oar.icrisat.org/11129/ 

    Toward the sequence-based breeding in legumes in the post-genome sequencing era

    Authors: Varshney RK, Pandey MK, Bohra A, Singh VK, Thudi M and Saxena RK

    Published: 2019, Theoretical and Applied Genetics (TSI), 132 (3). pp. 797-816. ISSN 0040-5752

    http://oar.icrisat.org/11130/ 

    Origin of early maturing pigeonpea germplasm and its impact on adaptation and cropping systems

    Authors: Saxena KB, Choudhary AK, Srivastava RK, Bohra A, Saxena RK and Varshney RK

    Published: 2019, Plant Breeding (TSI), 138 (3). pp. 243-251. ISSN 0179-9541

    http://oar.icrisat.org/11131/

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