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Pathogenic variation and virulence related responses of Ascochyta lentis on lentil
- P. Sambasivam, P. Taylor, R. Ford
- Biology
- European Journal of Plant Pathology
- 1 February 2017
Ascochyta blight of lentil (Lens culinaris ssp. culinaris) is caused by Ascochyta lentis. The disease causes severe damage to all aerial parts of the plant and may lead to total crop loss during… Expand
Evidence and Consequence of a Highly Adapted Clonal Haplotype within the Australian Ascochyta rabiei Population
- Y. Mehmood, P. Sambasivam, +7 authors R. Ford
- Biology, Medicine
- Front. Plant Sci.
- 16 June 2017
The Australian Ascochyta rabiei (Pass.) Labr. (syn. Phoma rabiei) population has low genotypic diversity with only one mating type detected to date, potentially precluding substantial evolution… Expand
Determination of the Key Resistance Gene Analogs Involved in Ascochyta rabiei Recognition in Chickpea
- Ziwei Zhou, I. Bar, P. Sambasivam, R. Ford
- Biology, Medicine
- Front. Plant Sci.
- 17 May 2019
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is an important cool season food legume, however, its production is severely constrained by the foliar disease Ascochyta blight caused by the fungus Ascochyta rabiei… Expand
Evidence of early defence to Ascochyta lentis within the recently identified Lens orientalis resistance source ILWL180
- Rama Harinath Reddy Dadu, R. Ford, P. Sambasivam, D. Gupta
- Biology
- 1 September 2018
R. H. R. Dadu , R. Ford, P. Sambasivam and D. Gupta* School of Agriculture and Food, Faculty of Veterinary and Agriculture Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Dookie Campus, Vic.; Environmental… Expand
A Novel Lens orientalis Resistance Source to the Recently Evolved Highly Aggressive Australian Ascochyta lentis Isolates
- Rama Harinath Reddy Dadu, R. Ford, P. Sambasivam, D. Gupta
- Medicine, Biology
- Front. Plant Sci.
- 14 June 2017
Substantial yield losses and poor seed quality are frequently associated with Ascochyta blight infection of lentil caused by Ascochyta lentis. Recently reported changes in aggressiveness of A. lentis… Expand
Biotechnology and gene mapping in lentil by
Genomic tools and genetic mapping are assisting the understanding of the lentil genome and have made possible the use of marker assisted selection for breeding purposes. Although some important… Expand
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Identification of novel Ascochyta lentis resistance in a global lentil collection using a focused identification of germplasm strategy (FIGS)
- Rama Harinath Reddy Dadu, R. Ford, P. Sambasivam, K. Street, D. Gupta
- Biology
- 1 March 2019
The Australian lentil breeding program is historically genetically narrow and recent reports suggests a loss of resistance to Ascochyta lentis within resistant cultivars such as Northfield and… Expand
Electrochemical Biosensor for the Detection of Botrytis spp. in Temperate Legume Crops
- M. Bilkiss, Muhammad J. A. Shiddiky, +4 authors R. Ford
- Biology
- 13 January 2020
Toward Climate-Resilient Lentils: Challenges and Opportunities
- D. Gupta, Rama Harinath Reddy Dadu, +4 authors S. Biju
- Biology
- 2019
Lentil among legumes has a significant place in crop production and rotation, and the nutritional security of growing human population. Current lentil cultivars have a narrow genetic base and are… Expand
Embryo Rescue and Cytogenetic Manipulation
- D. Gupta, R. Ford, P. Sambasivam, S. Biju
- Biology
- 2019
Abstract Lentils, despite their tremendous importance as a human food, an animal feed, and in rotational cropping systems, have remained under-exploited and poorly researched. Although some… Expand