The first set of EST resource for gene discovery and marker development in pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L.)

Raju, Nikku L. and Gnanesh, Belaghihalli N. and Lekha, Pazhamala and Jayashree, B. and Pande, S. and Hiremath, Pavana J. and Byregowda, Munishamappa and Singh, Nagendra K. and Varshney, R.K. (2010) The first set of EST resource for gene discovery and marker development in pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L.). BMC Plant Biology, 10 (1). p. 45. ISSN 1471-2229

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Abstract

Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp) is one of the major grain legume crops of the tropics and subtropics, but biotic stresses [Fusarium wilt (FW), sterility mosaic disease (SMD), etc.] are serious challenges for sustainable crop production. Modern genomic tools such as molecular markers and candidate genes associated with resistance to these stresses offer the possibility of facilitating pigeonpea breeding for improving biotic stress resistance. Availability of limited genomic resources, however, is a serious bottleneck to undertake molecular breeding in pigeonpea to develop superior genotypes with enhanced resistance to above mentioned biotic stresses. With an objective of enhancing genomic resources in pigeonpea, this study reports generation and analysis of comprehensive resource of FW- and SMD- responsive expressed sequence tags (ESTs).

Item Type: Article
Author Affiliation: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Greater Hyderabad 502 324, Andhra Pradesh, India
Subjects: Crop Improvement
Divisions: Pigeonpea
Depositing User: Siva Shankar
Date Deposited: 19 Oct 2010 03:58
Last Modified: 19 Jul 2011 10:27
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2229-10-45
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/139

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