Department of Plant Breeding, Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004.
* Address for correspondence: B-8, Old Campus, H.A.V., Hisar 125004.
The inheritance of root length and speed of radicle emergence was studied in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) using six generations (P1, P2, F1, F2 and the first two backcrosses). The additiveand additive xadditive gene effects were important but nonfixable type of gene action was also present. Therefore, the improvement in these seedling attributes can be achieved through the methods employingboth type of gene effects.
Cicer arietinum, chickpea, inheritance, root length, radicle emergence
