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| Title: | Improvement of morpho-physiological traits in 'F4' generation of Chickpea for increasing productivity |
| Authors: | Singh, Tej Pal
Singh, Jasvir
Nagar, Rajveer Singh |
| Issue Date: | Jun-2010 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| Abstract: | India occupies first rank in
the world by producing more than 25% of world food legume and largest producer
of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) in the world. Chickpea is
the third most important pulse among pulses in the
world. Contribution of India
is 64% in global chickpea production and productivity rank of the India is
29th. In
India, chickpea crop ranks in
the first position among pulses, occupying about 30% at total cultivated area
of
pulses and its contribution is
40% of the total pulse production. Observation were recorded on various
morphophysiological
traits in six parents and
their six (F4) crosses. The results indicated that crosses between Pusa
256×F6-936 and Pusa 362 × Saki
9516 showed significantly lower membrane injury index (MII) i.e. 33.9 and
28.5% which were significantly
less than their parents. Pusa 256 (47.9%), F6-936 (56.8%), Pusa 362 (34.1%) and
Saki 9516 (55.9%). On the basis
of results obtained, it is emphasized that parental lines having desirable
physiological traits like
relative water content (RWC), chlorophyll content and MII might have
contributed
directly for increasing productivity of new varieties under rainfed conditions. |
| Page(s): | 30-33 |
| ISSN: | 0975-2412 (Online); 0771-7706 (Print) |
| Source: | BVAAP Vol.18(1) [June 2010]
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