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Grown primarily by the smallholder farmers in tropical and subtropical regions, pigeonpea is pivotal to subsistence agriculture in Aisa, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. Last two decades have witnessed several research breakthroughs in pigeonpea. Following soybean, pigeonpea became the second food legume crop for which the whole genome sequence made available for use in genetic research and breeding. Since then, there have been tremendous efforts to develop and implement cutting-edge technologies for improving pigeonpea. These include genome sequencing of the wider germplasm sets, development of pangenome, mapping of economically-important traits, multi-omics studies and gene editing among others. Given this, our book Designing Pigeonpea Genome for a Future-Ready Crop explores the current trends in pigeonpea research together with underscoring potential future directions and the challenges that lie ahead.
Features
· Presents the achievements of genomics research and molecular breeding of pigeonpea
· Current status of using wild relatives for pigeonpea improvement and optimized strategies to accelerate identification and incorporation of new genetic variation in breeding programs
· The significance of mutation breeding in pigeonpea varietal improvement and future opportunities for integrating mutation-based techniques with cost-effective high-throughput approaches
· Discussion on growing access to muti-omics datasets, pangenome diversity and genomic prediction studies and their relevance to future varietal development
· Demonstrates applications of generation advancement techniques such as speed breeding to accelerate breeding decisions and genetic gain in pigeonpea
· The scope of brining heritable genetic changes for improving pigeonpea's response to biotic and abiotic stresses through implementation of modern gene-editing methods
The different chapters in this book have been contributed by the experts in the field. The book will serve as a comprehensive and reliable source for researchers and academicians and inform policy decisions.
Contents
1. Improving Pigeonpea for Climate Resilience: An African Perspective 2. Harnessing the Potential of Pigeonpea Wild Relatives for Climate-Change Resilience 3. Applications and Challenges of Mutation Breeding for Creating Climate-Resilient Pigeonpea 4. Pigeonpea Hybrids for Enhanced Resilience and Productivity 5. Understanding Trait Architectures to Accelerate Pigeonpea (Cajanus Cajan) Improvement : Insights from Breeding and Multi-omics 6. Application and Prospects of Modern Genomics to Deliver Climate-Smart Pigeonpea 7. Enhancing Abiotic Stress Response in Pigeonpea: A Phenomics Perspective 8. Pigeonpea Pest Dynamics in a Changing Climate Scenario 9. Multi-omics Approaches to Understand Biotic Stress Response in Pigeonpea 10. Harnessing Speed Breeding for Pigeonpea Improvement 11. Gene Editing for Improving Biotic Stress Resistance in Pigeonpea 12. Gene-Editing in Pigeonpea for Abiotic Stress Tolerance
