Rachit K. Saxena

Best Publications

• Draft genome sequence of chickpea ( Cicer arietinum ) provides a resource for trait improvement

  Rajeev K Varshney;Rajeev K Varshney;Chi Song;Rachit K Saxena;Sarwar Azam

  1434
  Citations

• Draft genome sequence of pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan), an orphan legume crop of resource-poor farmers

  Rajeev K Varshney;Rajeev K Varshney;Wenbin Chen;Yupeng Li;Arvind K Bharti

  1009
  Citations

• Legume Crops Phylogeny and Genetic Diversity for Science and Breeding

  Petr Smýkal;Clarice J. Coyne;Mike J. Ambrose;Nigel Maxted

  465
  Citations

• Structural variations in plant genomes

  Rachit K. Saxena;David Edwards;Rajeev K. Varshney

  267
  Citations

• Whole-genome resequencing of 292 pigeonpea accessions identifies genomic regions associated with domestication and agronomic traits

  Rajeev K Varshney;Rajeev K Varshney;Rachit K Saxena;Hari D Upadhyaya;Aamir W Khan

  253
  Citations

• Toward the sequence-based breeding in legumes in the post-genome sequencing era

  Rajeev K. Varshney;Manish K. Pandey;Abhishek Bohra;Vikas K. Singh

  228
  Citations

• Improved pea reference genome and pan-genome highlight genomic features and evolutionary characteristics

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  215
  Citations

• Pigeonpea genomics initiative (PGI): an international effort to improve crop productivity of pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L.)

  R. K. Varshney;R. V. Penmetsa;S. Dutta;P. L. Kulwal

  196
  Citations

• Analysis of BAC-end sequences (BESs) and development of BES-SSR markers for genetic mapping and hybrid purity assessment in pigeonpea (Cajanus spp.)

  Abhishek Bohra;Abhishek Bohra;Anuja Dubey;Anuja Dubey;Rachit K. Saxena;Rachit K. Saxena;R. Varma Penmetsa

  191
  Citations

• An intra-specific consensus genetic map of pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millspaugh] derived from six mapping populations

  Abhishek Bohra;Abhishek Bohra;Rachit K. Saxena;Rachit K. Saxena;B. N. Gnanesh;B. N. Gnanesh;Kulbhushan Saxena

  151
  Citations

• Male‐sterility systems in pigeonpea and their role in enhancing yield

  K. B. Saxena;R. Sultana;N. Mallikarjuna;R. K. Saxena

  133
  Citations

• Next‐generation sequencing for identification of candidate genes for Fusarium wilt and sterility mosaic disease in pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan)

  Vikas K. Singh;Aamir W. Khan;Rachit K. Saxena;Vinay Kumar

  131
  Citations

• Comparative genomics and prediction of conditionally dispensable sequences in legume-infecting Fusarium oxysporum formae speciales facilitates identification of candidate effectors

  Angela H. Williams;Mamta Sharma;Louise F. Thatcher;Sarwar Azam

  130
  Citations

• Trait associations in the pangenome of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan).

  Junliang Zhao;Philipp E Bayer;Pradeep Ruperao;Pradeep Ruperao;Rachit K Saxena

  130
  Citations

• Novel SSR Markers for Polymorphism Detection in Pigeonpea (Cajanus spp.)

  R. K. Saxena;C. Prathima;K.B. Saxena;D. A. Hoisington

  127
  Citations

• Large-Scale Development of Cost-Effective Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Marker Assays for Genetic Mapping in Pigeonpea and Comparative Mapping in Legumes

  Rachit K. Saxena;R. Varma Penmetsa;Hari D. Upadhyaya;Ashish Kumar

  124
  Citations

• Superior haplotypes for haplotype-based breeding for drought tolerance in pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L.).

  Pallavi Sinha;Vikas K. Singh;Rachit K. Saxena;Aamir W. Khan

  111
  Citations

• Recent breeding programs enhanced genetic diversity in both desi and kabuli varieties of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.).

  Mahendar Thudi;Annapurna Chitikineni;Xin Liu;Weiming He

  108
  Citations

• Genetic mapping and quantitative trait locus analysis of resistance to sterility mosaic disease in pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.]

  B.N. Gnanesh;B.N. Gnanesh;A. Bohra;A. Bohra;M. Sharma;M. Byregowda

  102
  Citations

• Genomics-assisted breeding for pigeonpea improvement

  Abhishek Bohra;K. B. Saxena;Rajeev K. Varshney;Rachit K. Saxena

  91
  Citations