Largest plant genome sequencing effort yields a pan-genome for chickpea, sets it up for a breeding revolution
An international team of researchers from 41 organizations has assembled chickpea’s (chana) pan-genome by sequencing the genomes of 3,366 chickpea lines from Read more...
New ‘one-stop shop’ team formed to take ICRISAT’S plant breeding program in West and Central Africa next level
ICRISAT West and Central Africa has reorganized all disciplines of agronomic research (agronomy, breeding, biotechnology/ genomics, integrated crop management, physiology, sociology, agroeconomics, Read more...
Pre-breeding efforts for better traits in pigeonpea
Annual Review Meeting of GCDT-ICRISAT collaborative research project and participation in Pigeonpea Field Day With a view to using new and diverse Read more...
Groundnut breeding program in Burkina Faso gets a boost with seven new improved groundnut varieties
More than 20 years after the last groundnut seed variety was registered in the seed catalog, the groundnut breeding program in West Read more...
The right tools for the job: enabling breeding programs to be gender-responsive
Over the past few decades, gender initiatives across CGIAR have created broad awareness among scientists about the need to consider the impact of new agricultural technologies on both men and women.
Focus on partnerships and innovation at CRP GLDC meetings
A renewed focus on innovation and establishing new partnerships was high on the agenda at the recent joint meeting of the Research Read more...
New case studies are powerful examples of gender-responsive plant and animal breeding
Adoption and impact of new crop varieties and animal breeds depend on the tangible benefits these provide for the women and men Read more...
Groundnut researchers in Asia move towards modernization of breeding program
The first meeting of the Groundnut Network Group-Asia (GNG-A) on 30-31 March 2018 at ICRISAT-India brought together 50 groundnut researchers to give Read more...
ICAR-ICRISAT workshop on Modernization of Breeding Programs
A workshop on “Digitalization of Breeding Database through Breeding Management System (BMS) of Integrated Breeding Platform (IBP)” was organized on 4 August Read more...
Tropical Legumes III: Strategies for wider reach and deeper impacts
During the recently concluded Tropical Legumes III (TL III) annual meeting, plant breeding programs were assessed and specific product concepts were discussed Read more...