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Project information
»The problem
Chickpea is an important source of protein for India's largely
vegetarian population. In addition, as a legume, it helps
maintain soil fertility. It is raised mostly by subsistence
farmers. As India's population grows and arable land diminishes,
farmers need to get more from less, but chickpea yields have
been stagnant for decades. The plant, while generally hardy,
is considered a high-risk crop because it's prone to stresses
such as insects, diseases, and drought. The major diseases
are blight and wilt, caused by Ascochyta rabiei and
Fusarium oxysporum respectively. The major pest is
a pod-boring insect, Helicoverpa armigera.
»The approach
Part of the Collaborative Crop Research Program since 1995,
the project blends conventional breeding with transgenic approaches
to produce chickpea capable of withstanding insects and disease.
Early efforts focused on molecular breeding, tagging of disease
resistance genes, and on identification of powerful defense
proteins for subsequent genetic engineering of chickpea for
resistance to diseases and insect pests. The partners have
made significant progress in this research, as well as in
transferring critical information to institutions that will
advance the work.
»The goal
To enable Indian farmers to grow enough chickpea every year
to meet India's nutritional and food security needs.
 Group
mapping exercise
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Investigators
Principal Investigator
Dr. Vidya S. Gupta, National
Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune, India
Associates
Dr. Vasanti Deshpande, NCL,
Pune, India
Dr. Ashok Giri, NCL,
Pune, India
Dr. Abhay Harsulkar, NCL,
Pune, India
Dr. Aparna Pantakar, NCL,
Pune, India
Dr. P.N. Rajesh, NCL,
Pune, India
Dr. P.K. Ranjekar, NCL,
Pune, India
Dr. Mohini Sainani, NCL,
Pune, India
Collaborators
Dr. R.B.Deskmukh, Mahatma
Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth (MPKV), Rahuri, India
Dr. Mechtihild Tegeder, Washington
State University, Pullman, Washington
Dr. Shri Mandhare Vilas Kisan, MPKV,
Rahuri, India
Dr. Laxman Bapurao Mhase, MPKV,
Rahuri, India
Dr. Mahendra K. Modi, Assam
Agricultural University, Jorhat, India
Dr. Fred Muehlbauer, Washington
State University, Pullman, Washington
Dr. Sudam Patil, MPKV,
Rahuri, India
Dr. Bidyut Sarma, Assam
Agricultural University, Jorhat, India
Dr. Patil Jagannath Vishnu, MPKV,
Rahuri, India
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Annual progress reports
Click the links below for annual progress reports.
Year 1 (3/2002-2/2003)
Progress
report
Year 2 (3/2003-2/2004)
Progress report
Year 3 (3/2004-2/2005)
Progress report
Year 4 (3/2005-2/2006)
Progress report
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Publications
CCRP supported publications
File date: 8/2006
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