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An international team led by the Hyderabad-based ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics) has identified in chickpea four important genes for heat tolerance and three important genes for drought tolerance. With rising temperatures and increasing climatic fluctuations due to climate change, the identification of these climate-resistant genes will help in developing newer chickpea varieties which can tolerate temperatures up to 38°C. Also, the identification of other genes with important agromic traits will help in increasing the yield and providing better resistance to pests and diseases. The study was based on complete genome sequencing of 429 chickpea lines from 45 countries.