Long-term goal: To develop biofortified winter chickpea cultivars suitable for organic adaptation with high protein quality, good digestibility, improved flavor, and acceptable milling quality.Key objectives:Develop an organic breeding pipeline for chickpea varieties using on-farm field selection and participatory breeding to: (i) increase agronomic adaptation toward sustainable organic farming systems, (ii) improve nutritional quality (protein, SAA) balance, protein digestibility, starch, RS, flavor, and milling quality), and (iii) initiate an Accelerated Seed Delivery System (ASDS) with regional industry and state partners.Develop a genomic prediction pipeline for combining genomic information and trait mapping to enable the best genotype-to-phenotype mapping for trait discovery.Develop on-farm educational and extension activities using the Clemson University (CU) "Going Organic" platform, industry partners, eOrganic resources, consumers, and classroom courses for graduate and undergraduate students.
BREEDING BIOFORTIFIED ORGANIC CHICKPEAS AS A WINTER CASH CROP FOR SOUTHEASTERN STATES
Objective
Investigators
Thavarajah, D.
Institution
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
Start date
2024
End date
2028
Funding Source
Project number
SC-2024-03353
Accession number
1032751