Quest for drought-resistant chickpea could benefit poor farmers
Scientists are seeking to develop chickpeas that can flourish in dry climates, to help some of the world's poorest farmers reliably grow the staple crop.
Biotechnology
May 30, 2017
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World's largest drought resistance experiment on chickpeas under way at UWA
Researchers from The University of Western Australia's Institute of Agriculture are conducting the world's largest chickpea experiment on drought resistance.
Ecology
Aug 14, 2014
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The small but mighty chickpea
Bumping along the dirt roads of rural southeastern Turkey in a battered Jeep, Sergey Nuzhdin and his team of collaborators got an occasional glimpse of the plumes of smoke rising across the border in war-torn Syria.
Biotechnology
Mar 31, 2014
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Tough new varieties set to revive profitable chickpea industry
Chickpea has emerged as Australia's most important cool season grain legume, according to the 2012 season crop data - and new disease-resistant varieties are expected to revive and develop a profitable chickpea industry in ...
Other
Oct 25, 2013
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Researchers work to develop heat tolerant crops
With heatwaves predicted to increase in intensity and duration, the importance of heat tolerant crops is becoming increasingly urgent.
Biotechnology
Jan 10, 2013
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New chickpeas set to revive Australian pulse industry
Two new varieties of chickpea developed by researchers at The University of Western Australia are expected to take the Indian market by storm and turn the tide for an industry that has struggled to recover from a devastating ...
Biotechnology
Sep 13, 2012
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Salt-tolerant chickpea project to boost crop production
Researchers at The University of Western Australia, in collaboration with research partners overseas, have identified which lines of chickpea grow better in moderately salty soil.
Biotechnology
Jul 9, 2012
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Fungus-on-Fungus Fight Could Benefit Chickpeas
(PhysOrg.com) -- The fungus Ascochyta rabiei threatens chickpea crops the world over. But now this blight-causing pathogen could meet its match in Aureobasidium pullulans, a rival fungus that Agricultural Research Service ...
Ecology
Dec 8, 2009
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