Identification of genes controlling compatible and incompatible reactions of pearl millet () against blast () pathogen through RNA-Seq.

Blast [ (Herbert) Barr] is an economically important disease in Asian pearl millet production ecologies. The recurrent occurrence of blast in the past one decade has caused enormous strain on grain and forage production. Identification of resistance genes is an important step to develop durable varieties.

Genetic dissection of grain iron and zinc, and thousand kernel weight in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) using genome-wide association study.

Genetic biofortification is recognized as a cost-effective and sustainable strategy to reduce micronutrient malnutrition. Genomic regions governing grain iron concentration (GFeC), grain zinc concentration (GZnC), and thousand kernel weight (TKW) were investigated in a set of 280 diverse bread wheat genotypes. The genome-wide association (GWAS) panel was genotyped using 35 K Axiom Array and phenotyped in five environments.

Performance and Stability of Pearl Millet Varieties for Grain Yield and Micronutrients in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions of India.

Pearl millet [ (L.) R. Br.

Identification of stable reference gene for transcript normalization in black pepper- pathosystem.

A systematic validation of reference genes is a pre-requisite for the proper normalization of gene transcripts. In the present study, the annotated sequences from black pepper ( L.) leaf transcriptome were used as reference genes namely actin (), glyceraldehyde phosphate dehydrogenase (), β-tubulin (), ubiquitin conjugating enzyme (), 18sr and elongation factor-1-α () to identify the stable reference gene.