Introgressing cry1Ac for Pod Borer Resistance in Chickpea Through Marker-Assisted Backcross Breeding

• Published in: Frontiers in genetics Vol. 13; p. 847647
• Main Authors: Kaur, Ajinder, Sharma, Urvashi, Singh, Sarvjeet, Singh, Ravinder, Vikal, Yogesh, Singh, Satnam, Malik, Palvi, Kaur, Khushpreet, Singh, Inderjit, Bindra, Shayla, Sarmah, Bidyut Kumar, Sandhu, Jagdeep Singh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 12.04.2022
• Subjects: Cicer arietinum; Genetics; Helicoverpa armigera resistance; marker-assisted backcross breeding; Mendelian inheritance; transgene introgression; marker-assisted backcross breeding; transgene introgression; Mendelian inheritance; Helicoverpa armigera resistance; Cicer arietinum

The gram pod borer is a major constraint to chickpea ( L.) production worldwide, reducing crop yield by up to 90%. The constraint is difficult to overcome as chickpea germplasm including wild species either lacks pod borer resistance or if possessing resistance is cross-incompatible. This study desc...