A catalog of kabuli chickpea germplasm :|ban evaluation report of winter-sown kabuli chickpea land races, breeding lines and wild Cicer species PDF
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Historic, Archive Document Do not assume content reflects current scientific knowledge, policies, or practices. A Catalog of Kabuli Chickpea Germplasm K.B. Singh, L. Holly and G. Bejiga g y International Crops Research Institute for the Semi- Arid Tropics Established in Areas (ICARD Aleppo, Syria, International A e— r representatives v1 wuner agencies, emment agricultural scientists, and institutional administrators from developed and developing countries who guide and support its work. The CGIAR seeks to enhance and sustain food production and, at the same time, improve socioeconomic conditions of people, through strengthening national research systems in developing countries. ICARDA focuses its research efforts on areas with a dry summer and where precipitation in winter ranges from 200 to 600 mm. The Center has a world responsibility for the improvement of barley, lentil, and faba bean, and a regional responsibility--in West Asia and North Africa-- for the improvement of wheat, chickpea, and pasture and forage crops and the associated farming systems. Much of ICARDA’s research is carried out on a 948-hectare farm at its head- quarters at Tel Hadya, about 35 km southwest of Aleppo. ICARDA also manages other sites where it tests material under a variety of agroecological conditions in Syria and Lebanon. However, the full scope of ICARDA’s activities can be appreciated only when account is taken of the cooperative research carried out with many countries in West Asia and North Africa. The results of research are transferred through ICARDA’s cooperation with national and regional research institutions, with universities and ministries of agriculture, and through the technical assistance and training that the Center provides. A range of training programs are offered extending from residential courses for groups to advanced research opportunities for individuals. These efforts are supported by seminars, publications, and by specialized information services. Cover The variation of seed size and color in chickpea. A CATALOG OF KABULI CHICKPEA GERMPLASM (An Evaluation Report of Winter-sown Kabuli Chickpea Land Races, Breeding Lines and Wild Cicer Species) K.B. SINGH Principal Chickpea Breeder (ICRISAT) L. HOLLY Legume Germplasm Curator G. BEJIGA Post-doctoral Fellow (Chickpea Breeding) International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) P.O. Box 5466, Aleppo, Syria Look ill Foreword Acknowledgement Introduction Searching the data base Availability of seed Passport Information Descriptors used Donor organizations Collecting organizations Collectors Countries of origin Evaluation Introduction Evaluation procedures Criteria for selection of elite germplasm Elite germplasm Descriptors ihe Days to 50% flowering 2s Flowering duration 36 Days to maturity 4. Plant height 52 Canopy width . Growth habit . Biological yield . Seed yield . Harvest index Seeds per meter square Pod dehiscence . Hundred seed weight . Protein content . Callosobruchus chinensis Cyst nematode Cold Iron deficiency 24 Herbicide Germplasm useful for multiple characters Listing of Passport Information Land races Breeding lines Wild Cicer species Evaluation data Land races Breeding lines Wild Cicer species References Foreword The world mandate for the improvement of chickpea rests with the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), India, while the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Syria, has the regional mandate in West Asia and North Africa. Research on the desi type chickpea is carried out by ICRISAT, and on the kabuli type by both centers jointly from ICARDA’s base in Syria. ICARDA and ICRISAT first published a Kabuli Chickpea Germplasm Catalog in 1983 with the major emphasis on morpho-agronomic and phenological characters. In the present Catalog, emphasis has been placed on the evaluation of biotic and abiotic stresses, in the belief that a breakthrough in chickpea production could only be made by the use of resistant cultivars. The earlier Catalog included evaluation data on land races only, whereas this Catalog contains information on breeding lines and wild species of Cicer as well. Since chickpea is traditionally grown in spring in the Mediterranean region, the former Catalog contained information on morphological, phenological and seed Characters evaluated during spring. However, in view of the recent successes with winter sowing in increasing chickpea _ production, evaluation of the germplasm reported in this Catalog was carried out with winter-sown accessions. It has been a_ long-standing policy of the International Agricultural Research Centers to freely distribute germplasm and breeding lines. To date, thousands of lines have been distributed to scientists working in the National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS). We are indeed gratified that NARS scientists have made good use of this material; have identified sources of resistance to different biotic and abiotic stresses; and released a large number of superior cultivars in many countries derived from germplasm provided by the Centers. Both ICRISAT and ICARDA contributed equally to this Catalog, which is a good example of partnership in research between the International Agricultural Research Centers within the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research. In placing it in the hands of chickpea scientists, the two centers hope that it will motivate greater efforts towards increasing chickpea production. (ou ee ras oe LOI Te: ale Nasrat R. Fadda Director General Director General ICRISAT TCARDA
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