Achievements and prospects of grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) improvement for sustainable food production

Achievements and prospects of grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) improvement for sustainable food production

Grass pea offers an attractive choice for sustainable food production, owing to its intrinsic properties including limited water requirement and drought tolerance. However, low productivity and the presence of a neurotoxin (ODAP) have posed major obstacles to its genetic improvement. Also, biotechno...

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Main Authors: Girish Prasad Dixit, Ashok Kumar Parihar, Abhishek Bohra, Narendra Pratap Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2016-10-01
Series:Crop Journal
Subjects:
Grass pea
Genetic resource
Genetic improvement
Molecular marker
Molecular breeding
Toxin
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214514116300629

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