Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources

  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 26
  • Issue: 2

Identification of an upright peduncleand podding genotypein chickpea germplasm conserved in the National Genebank

  • Author:
  • Mohar Singh1, OP Dahiya1, Neeta Singh1, A Nizar2, M Dutta1,, RK Tyagi1, PN Harer3, LB Mahase3, NP Singh4, KC Bansal1
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 166 to 168

1National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi-110 012

2National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Regional Station, Akola-444 104, Maharashtra

3Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri-413 722, Maharashtra

4Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur-208 024, Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

A total of 18,873 accessions of chickpea germplasm were characterized in 2011–12, which were conserved in National Genebank at National Buearu of Plant Genetic Resources. IC486088 was found to bear upright peduncle and podding behaviour. This trait has special significance in breeding varieties amenable to mechanical harvesting to save labour requirement used for manual harvesting.

Keywords

characterization, Chickpea, upright podding