* Division of Crop Protection, Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur 208 024, Uttar Pradesh.
Division of Crop Improvement, Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur 108 024, Uttar Pradesh.
The present study was undertaken to identify high yielding, large (>40g/100 seeds) and extra-large (>50g/100 seeds) gennplasm accessions of Kabuli chickpea with resistance/tolerance against Fusarium wilt. 150 exotic gennplasm accessions belonging to diverse geographical regions were raised in augmented design and studied for phenological and agro-morphological traits.The results indicated high variability for traits, during rabi 2002–03, viz. yield/plant, pods/plant and 100 seed weight, respectively. While moderate variability was detected for plant height 13 accessions found desirable for seed size were further studied during rabi 2003–04, for plant type, yield (kg/ha), 100 seed weight and seed coat characteristics. Four accessions, namely, ICCI2033,ICCI4199,ICC I4197 and ICC I4203 demonstrated high yield potential of >18q/ha. Their respective 100 seed weight were recorded as 60.2, 54.73, 58.31 and 46.16. Based on screening in wilt sick nursery, an accession ICCI4199 displayed complete resistance whereas ICCI4203 showed moderate resistance against Fusarium wilt (race 2).
Kabuli chickpea, Exotic accessions, Yield potential, Seed size, Fusarium wilt
