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L-R: ICRISAT’s Dr Rachit Saxena, Senior Scientist (Pigeonpea Genomics) with Director General Dr David Bergvinson, Research Program Director and Project Director Dr Rajeev K Varshney and Dr Sameer Kumar, Principal Scientist (Pigeonpea Breeding). Photo: S Sharma, ICRISAT

Genome Re-sequencing to Accelerate Genetic Gains of Pigeonpea

The genome of 292 pigeonpea lines from 23 countries has been re-sequenced by a global team of 19 scientists. The re-sequencing has Read more...

Dr Rajeev K Varshney Research Program Director and Senior Scientist Dr Rachit Saxena inspect pigeonpea accessions for agronomically important traits and disease resistance. Photo: S Sharma, ICRISAT

Breakthrough pigeonpea genome re-sequencing will lead to superior varieties and make the pulse more affordable

Hyderabad, India (22 May 2017) ― In a significant breakthrough, a global team of 19 scientists from 9 institutes have re-sequenced the Read more...