Genomics-assisted breeding delivers high-yielding, wilt resistant chickpea for commercial cultivation in central India
A high-yielding and wilt resistant variety with a yield potential double to that of existing varieties* was developed through genomics-assisted breeding and Read more...
‘Science of Discovery to Science of Delivery’ discussed at University of Cambridge
Partnerships are key to deliver on ICRISAT’s mission of ‘Science of Discovery to Science of Delivery’. To discuss several of ICRISAT’s ongoing Read more...
Workshop on gene editing held at ICRISAT
Twenty crop scientists from Asia and Africa were trained for two weeks at ICRISAT on gene-editing tools, including the increasingly popular CRISPR/Cas Read more...
Individual crop improvement operations merge into a single entity for greater efficiency
Under the new model of aligning all crop improvement operations, all the field operations across disciplines such as breeding, genomics and trait Read more...
Genetic secrets of peanut varieties unveiled
Peanuts address nutritional demands in underdeveloped countries as they are a rich source of proteins and fatty acids. In a significant development, Read more...
Celebrating a decade of genomic advances in agriculture
Hyderabad [7 December 2017]: The time taken to develop improved crop varieties has almost halved with the rapid strides made in genomics Read more...
Pearl millet genome reveals how this cereal survives temperatures over 42 degrees Celsius
Hyderabad (19 September 2017) ― Rising temperatures and frequency of extreme climate events like heat waves in many parts of the world Read more...
GOBII Annual Meeting
The Genomic Open-source Breeding Informatics Initiative works closely with CG Centers to develop open-source computational infrastructure and analysis capabilities, enabling the implementation of genomic and marker Read more...
Crop Genomics: Present and Future
ICRISAT’s Center of Excellence in Genomics (CEG) is celebrating its tenth anniversary with a three-day conference during Dec 6-8, 2017, at ICRISAT Read more...
Pigeonpea breeding challenges in East and South Africa: Genomics the way out
The challenges to breeding pigeonpea in East and South Africa can be surmounted by the use of advanced tools such as genomics, Read more...