Effects of Heat stress and molecular mitigation approaches in orphan legume, Chickpea

Global warming has an adverse impact on agriculture and food security is in doldrums around the world. A sharp increase in the temperature of earth is expected and may lead to ~ 1.8–4 °C rise in average earth temperature by the year 2100. Thus, heat stress is a critical factor for plant growth development and crop yield. Chickpea, which is an important leguminous crop and rich source of proteins is also a heat sensitive crop but high temperature...