Multi-location evaluation of field pea in Indian climates: eco-phenological dynamics, crop-environment relationships, and identification of mega-environments.

Characterization of crop-growing environments in relation to crop's genotypic performance is crucial to harness positive genotype-by-environment interactions (GEI) in systematic breeding programs. Given that, the study aimed to delineate the impact of diverse environments on crop phenology and yield traits of dwarf-statured field pea, pinpointing location(s) favoring higher yield and distinctiveness within breeding lines. We tested twelve field pea breeding lines across twenty locations in India, covering Central Zone (CZ), North Western Plain Zone (NWPZ), North Eastern Plain Zone (NEPZ), and Northern Hill Zone (NHZ).

Metabolic-GWAS provides insights into genetic architecture of seed metabolome in buckwheat.

Background: Buckwheat (Fagopyrum spp.), belonging to the Polygonaceae family, is an ancient pseudo-cereal with high nutritional and nutraceutical properties. Buckwheat proteins are gluten-free and show balanced amino acid and micronutrient profiles, with higher content of health-promoting bioactive flavonoids that make it a golden crop of the future.

Delineating Marker-Trait Associations for Fusarium Wilt in Chickpea Using the Axiom SNP Array.

Fusarium wilt (FW) caused by f. sp. is a devastating disease of chickpea ().

Morpho-Cultural and Pathogenic Variability of Causing White Mold of Common Beans in Temperate Climate.

The present systematic research on cultural, morphological, and pathogenic variability was carried out on eighty isolates of collected from major common bean production belts of North Kashmir. The isolates were found to vary in both cultural and morphological characteristics such as colony color and type, colony diameter, number of days for sclerotia initiation, sclerotia number per plate, sclerotial weight, and size. The colony color ranged between white and off-white with the majority.

Assessment of cold tolerance in chickpea ( spp.) grown under cold/freezing weather conditions of North-Western Himalayas of Jammu and Kashmir, India.

Unlabelled: Chickpea is one of the most important grain legume crops in the world. India is the largest producer, consumer as well as importer of chickpea. Cold stress (temperature < 15 °C) is one of the important abiotic stresses limiting chickpea production by hampering its growth and vigor at all phenological stages.