"Pre-breeding funding is key to pulse revolution", says Dr Shivali Sharma, Theme Leader – Pre-breeding, Genetic Gains Program, ICRISAT
July 15, 2016
Unrestricted and assured funding for pre-breeding activities can exploit new and diverse sources of variation in the chickpea and pigeonpea genepools. By bridging the huge gap between the collection of genetic materials and that utilized, it is possible to bring about a pulse revolution in these times of climate change.
By Dr Shivali Sharma , Theme Leader – Pre-breeding, Genetic Gains Program, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT).
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