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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2021, Volume : 9, Issue : 1
First page : (389) Last page : (396)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8590

Genetical Study of a Climate Smart Crop Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) in Malwa Region of MP

S. K. Kaushik^1* and D. S. Tomer²
Krishi Vigyan Kendra-Ujjain (MP)
(Rajamata Vijayaraje Scindhia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya-Gwalior)
*Corresponding Author E-mail: kaushik.surendra@rediffmail.com
Received: 7.01.2021 | Revised: 13.02.2021 | Accepted: 20.02.2021 

 ABSTRACT

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) commonly known as gram is the fifth most important food legume crop in the world following soybean, groundnut, drybean and dry pea. Despite its nutritional values and economic importance, chickpea production is relatively low in our country due to poor genetic make-up of cultivars available. The effectiveness of selection depends on magnitude of variability for yield and its component traits. Study of inter-relationships among yield and contributing traits is also necessary. Keeping all these facts in view, this study was conducted to determine the variability, heritability and correlations between yield and yield components in 39 genotypes of desi chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). Present study was evaluated in completed randomized block design replicated thrice at research farm of Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ujjain during rabi-2017-18. Observations were recorded on days to 50 per cent flowering (DTF), days to maturity (DTM), seed index (SI) and seed yield (SY) on plot basis whereas plant height (PH), number of pods per plant and number of primary branches per plant (PBN) were recorded on ten randomely selected plant basis. The farm’s income and B:C ratio were also observed. Results of present study revealed highly significant differences for days to 50 per cent flowering, days to maturity, plant height (cm), number of primary branches, number of pods per plant, 100-seed weight (gram) and seed yield (kg/ha). The genotypic variance was highest for number of pods per plant followed by number of primary branches per plant. Broad sense heritability ranged from 53.8% (seed yield) to 99% (days to 50 per cent flowering). Positive and significant relationships were determined between seed yield and number of pods per plant. On the basis of all the characters except seed yield over all the checks i.e. BG-256, JG-16, & GCP-101 and Ujjain-21 (local check) only four genotypes (10% genotypes) namely; HIR-70, Tungbhadra, RKG-135 and BDNG 2001-2-1 found promising indicated that these promising genotypes can be utilised for further improvement of chickpea.

Keywords: Chickpea, Cicer arietinum, Genetic variability, Heritability, Correlation coefficient analysis, Days to flowering, Pods per plant, 100-seed weight, Seed yield.

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Cite this article: Kaushik, S. K., & Tomer, D. S. (2021). Genetical Study of a Climate Smart Crop Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) in Malwa Region of MP, Ind. J. Pure App. Biosci. 9(1), 389-396. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8590