Developing resistance to Fusarium wilt in chickpea: From identifying meta-QTLs to molecular breeding.

Fusarium wilt (FW) significantly affects the growth and development of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), leading to substantial economic losses. FW resistance is a quantitative trait that is controlled by multiple genomic regions.

The transcriptional response to yellow and wilt disease, caused by race 6 of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Ciceris in two contrasting chickpea cultivars.

Background: Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) ranks as the third most crucial grain legume worldwide. Fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f.