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Wild cousins help accelerate chickpea breeding

Wild chickpea genetics could help production of the nutritious grain in Australia.

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Director of Murdoch University’s Centre for Crop and Food Innovation Professor Rajeev Varshney, is looking at ways to improve chickpea production in Australia through genetics. Picture courtesy Murdoch Universtity.

Director of Murdoch University’s Centre for Crop and Food Innovation Professor Rajeev Varshney, is looking at ways to improve chickpea production in Australia through genetics. Picture courtesy Murdoch Universtity.

A NEW study has revealed the potential of using wild crop relatives to help improve and accelerate modern chickpea production. The study ‘Cicer super-pangenome provides insights into species evolution...

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