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Global team of scientists resequences genome of 292 pigeonpea varieties
Our Bureau, Mumbai
In a significant breakthrough, a global team of 19 scientists from nine institutes have resequenced the genome or DNA of 292 pigeonpea varieties from 23 countries and discovered new traits such as resistance to various diseases that affect the crop and its insensitivity to photo-period (the duration of daylight hours required for reaching maturity).