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Kipkoech, Langat Elkanah https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4568-4327
Ndemo, Onwonga Richard
Anne, Karuma
Bell, Richard W.
Vance, Wendy H.
Pradeep, Karthika
Chepkemoi, Janeth
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Australian Awards fellowship
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Article History
Received: 10 March 2026
Accepted: 20 July 2026
First Online: 29 July 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: All plant materials were obtained with appropriate permissions. Seed materials from the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Nairobi, Kenya, were accessed under institutional guidelines for research use. Permission was also sought when collecting seed material from farmers. No special permits were required for the use of cultivated chickpea ( Cicer arietinum L.) varieties, as it is not classified as an endangered or protected species. Not applicable. This study did not involve human participants, human data, or human tissue. All experimental material consisted of plant seeds and plant tissue.
Consent for publication: All authors have reviewed and approved the final manuscript and consent to its publication in Discover Agriculture.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
