Global link unearths good news for chickpea industry

May 7 2019 - 8:00pm
Professor Rajeev Varshney in a field of chickpeas. Prof Varshney is leading a study that has identified genes that can be used to develop drought and heat-tolerant chickpeas.
Professor Rajeev Varshney in a field of chickpeas. Prof Varshney is leading a study that has identified genes that can be used to develop drought and heat-tolerant chickpeas.

A GLOBAL study led by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and involving scientists from The University of Western Australia has identified genes that can be used to develop drought and heat-tolerant chickpeas.

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