Molecular mechanisms of chickpea responses to drought stress (minireview)

Slishchuk, H. I.; Volkova, N. E.

doi:10.7124/bc.000B0C

Biopolym. Cell. 2025; 41(1):13-22.

http://dx.doi.org/10.7124/bc.000B0C

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Molecular mechanisms of chickpea responses to drought stress (minireview)

1Slishchuk H. I., 1Volkova N. E.

Institute of climate-smart agriculture, NAASciences of Ukraine
24, Mayatska doroga Str., Hlibodarske village, Odesa region, Ukraine, 67667

Abstract

Aim. To analyze the current state and achievements in the research of chickpea genetics based on the trait "drought tolerance". Results. The importance of chickpeas for humans, animals and the environment is described. The information is provided on the distribution and harvest of chickpea in the world, including Ukraine, on the chickpea genome structure and the mechanisms of ensuring drought tolerance. The data on genetic basis of the "drought tolerance" in chickpea were analyzed. The necessity of a multi-omics strategy for the development of drought-tolerant chickpea varieties is shown. The examples of the successful use of molecular marker technologies for the creation of drought-tolerant varieties are given. Conclusions. The identification and using of regulatory gene-based markers provide a powerful strategy to accelerate marker-assisted breeding and ensure the development of chickpea varieties capable of withstanding increasingly variable climatic conditions.

Keywords: molecular markers, genetics, chickpea, drought tolerance

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