Publications by authors named "A Hamwieh"
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- The chickpea is valued for its resilience to climate change and ability to fix nitrogen, highlighting the need for alternatives to traditional nitrogen fertilizers due to rising global demand and financial losses in farming.
- A comprehensive study involving 271 chickpea genotypes was conducted using genome-wide association analysis to explore nodulation and yield traits, utilizing extensive SNP data from whole-genome resequencing.
- Results revealed significant genetic diversity in the study panel, identifying numerous marker-trait associations that can facilitate the development of high-nodulation chickpea varieties through marker-assisted selection.
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- - Weeds significantly hinder lentil farming by lowering yields and increasing costs, making the development of herbicide-resistant lentil varieties crucial for improving farmer profits.
- - A study evaluated 292 lentil accessions with two herbicides in Morocco and Lebanon, revealing significant variations in traits like flowering time, plant height, and seed yield.
- - Using advanced techniques like marker-assisted selection (MAS) and a Multispecies Pulse SNP chip, researchers identified 125 SNP markers linked to various traits, which can help in breeding more herbicide-tolerant lentil cultivars.
Chickpea, renowned for its exceptional nutritional value, stands as a crucial crop, serving as a dietary staple in various parts of the world. However, its productivity faces a significant challenge in the form of drought stress. This challenge highlights the urgent need to find genetic markers linked to drought tolerance for effective breeding programs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChickpea is a legume crop that thrives in regions with semi-arid or temperate climates. Its seeds are an excellent source of proteins, carbohydrates, and minerals, especially high-quality proteins. Chickpea cultivation faces several challenges including Fusarium wilt (FW), a major fungal disease that significantly reduces productivity.
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- Grass pea is a valuable crop for food and fodder but lacks research on its genomics, particularly the identification of genes that contribute to traits like drought tolerance and disease resistance.
- In this study, researchers identified 274 nucleotide-binding site-leucine-rich repeat (NBS-LRR) genes in grass pea, revealing important connections to plant defense mechanisms and stress responses.
- The analysis showed that many of these genes are highly expressed under salt stress, with some exhibiting significant upregulation, which provides insights into improving the plant's resilience and adaptation to challenging environmental conditions.