Niranjan Ravindra Thakur

Genome editing of susceptibility and resistance genes for engineering disease-resistant crops: recent advances, challenges and future prospects.

Current progress in genome editing strategies for improving resistance against bacterial, fungal, oomycete, and viral pathogens through targeted manipulation of host susceptibility factors, immune receptors, transcription factors, and defense-signaling components are summarized, while critically evaluating the limitati...

Genetic analysis of seed coat colour in cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp]

Index- and Pareto-based multi-trait selection identifies dual-purpose sorghum and pearl millet cultivars for arid agro-ecosystems of Saudi Arabia

Background Rainfed cereal production in southwestern Saudi Arabia depends largely on farmer-saved landraces, creating an important opportunity to strengthen grain and fodder productivity in mixed crop-livestock systems exposed to heat and variable rainfall. This study evaluated introduced dual-purpose sorghum and pearl...