Transformation of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) with a dehydrin gene for improved drought resistance
Humboldt
From 02/2002 to 07/2007Principal Investigator: Tribikram Bhattarai
In this project, the first step was to establish reliable and effective protocols for chickpea transformation. After this, a dehydrin gene from chickpea will be overexpressed to improve drought resistance.