{"product_id":"chickpea-mohar-singh-9780128182994","title":"Chickpea: Crop Wild Relatives for Enhancing Genetic Gains","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChickpea: Crop Wild Relatives for Enhancing Genetic Gains\u003c\/i\u003e explores aspects related to critical analysis on factors responsible for narrow genetic base of chickpea productions including domestication bottleneck, the level of diversity present in different cultivated and wild species, the uniqueness and usefulness of potential gene sources available and maintained in production systems across the globe, the level of genetic erosion both at landrace and species level over time and space etc. Despite considerable international investment in conventional breeding, production of chickpea has not yet been significantly improved beyond that achieved through its normal single domestication event and high self-pollination rate. Total annual pulse production of 12 million tons (FAO 2016) is far below actual potential. Susceptibility to both biotic and abiotic stresses have created a production level bottleneck whose solution possibly lies in the use of crop wild relatives and other genetic traits cultivated by tailoring novel germplasm.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePresenting options for widening the genetic base of chickpea cultivars by introgression of diverse genes available in distantly related wild \u003ci\u003eCicer\u003c\/i\u003e taxa, thus expanding the genetic base and maximize genetic gains from the selection, it is necessary to accumulate other complimentary alleles from CWRs. This review will focus on present status of gene pool and species distribution, germplasm conservation, characterization and evaluation, problems associated with crop production, sources of target traits available in wild species, status of trait introgression in synthesizing new gene pool of chickpea along with progress made in chickpea genomics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn edited book with contributions from leading scientists, this information will guide and inform chickpea breeders, PGR researchers and crop biologists across the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mohar Singh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0128182997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780128182994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Academic Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.58d","brand":"Mohar Singh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48517261689087,"sku":"9780128182994","price":165.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_40818877-3d01-4ca4-ae33-3b0ad322aad3.jpg?v=1778730984","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chickpea-mohar-singh-9780128182994","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}