Increasing the productivity and market value of pulse crops for arid organic conditions
In this project, we evaluated factors impacting productivity and product value in grain
legume crops in semi-arid organic farms. Specifically, we focused on 1) characterization of yield
and other agronomic traits in diverse grain legume crops grown in semi-arid organic
environments, 2) selection of breeding materials based on yield and other characteristics in these
same environments, and 3) understanding the genetics of unique seed types that provide a high
value to organic farmers.To this end, we evaluated a total of 72 varieties or breeding lines