Sequencing of Cicer arietinum accessions, advance breeding lines and cultivars for mapping

This project sequenced a chickpea germplasm panel composed of 252 cultivated accessions, including desi and kabuli types, to perform genetic mapping of nutritional quality traits such as protein content, fatty acid composition, and mineral concentrations. Marker-trait associations for these quality traits were identified. The chickpea germplasm panel, comprising 200 chickpea accessions, 46 advanced breeding lines and six cultivars, was assembled by the United States Department of Agriculture. The panel contains >70% of accessions originating from Asia (India, Iran, and Pakistan), with the remaining accessions originating from North America (Canada and USA), South America (Peru), and Europe (Spain