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Rajeev K. Varshney

Researcher at International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics

Publications -  841
Citations -  51022

Rajeev K. Varshney is an academic researcher from International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Biology. The author has an hindex of 102, co-authored 709 publications receiving 39796 citations. Previous affiliations of Rajeev K. Varshney include Crops Research Institute & International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center.

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Exploiting EST databases for the development and characterization of gene-derived SSR-markers in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.).

TL;DR: Results show that with the software tool developed, EST databases can be efficiently exploited for the development of cDNA-SSRs, EST-derived SSRs are significantly less polymorphic than those derived from genomic regions, a considerable portion of the developed SSRs can be transferred to related species, and compared to RFLP-markers, c DNA- SSRs yield similar patterns of genetic diversity.
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Genic microsatellite markers in plants: features and applications

TL;DR: Applications and potential uses of EST-SSRs in plant genetics and breeding could prove useful for marker-assisted selection, especially when the markers reside in the genes responsible for a phenotypic trait.
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Draft genome sequence of chickpea ( Cicer arietinum ) provides a resource for trait improvement

TL;DR: This work reports the ∼738-Mb draft whole genome shotgun sequence of CDC Frontier, a kabuli chickpea variety, which contains an estimated 28,269 genes, and identifies targets of both breeding-associated genetic sweeps and breeding- associated balancing selection.
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The development and use of microsatellite markers for genetic analysis and plant breeding with emphasis on bread wheat

TL;DR: The basic principles underlying different hybridization-based and PCR based approaches, making use of microsatellites, have been outlined and relevant literature on the subject has been reviewed and critically discussed.