Performance of Seed Yield in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Genotypes for Rain Fed and Rice-Soybean Based Cropping System of Chhattisgarh.

Chickpea is the prime pulse crop of India, grown in an area of 9.51 million hectares with the annual production of 8.88 million tones, reflecting low (929 kg/ha) productivity. In Chhattisgarh, it is cultivated in around 0.261 million hectare, with an average productivity of 1002 kg/ha. Generally in Chhattisgarh varieties having adoptability under rainfed ecosystem and rice-soybean fallows situation. The experiment materials consisted 12 genotypes grown in Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications during rabi 2013–14 at Raipur, Bhatapara, and Kabirdhama, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur. Each genotype was grown in 4 row of 4 meter length, planted at 30x10 cm row and plant spacing. Observationswere recorded on five randomly selected competitive plants from each plot and replication. The soil type of experiment field was clay and loam, recommended package of growth practices were adopted to raise the crop. At Raipur genotype RG 2009–10 (1260 kg/ha.) at Kabirdham RG 2009–16(1952 kg/ha.) at Bhatapara RG RG 200903(1473 kg/ha.) recorded highest yield among the twelve evaluated genotypes. Over all mean of this Multi Location Trials RG 2009–16(1440 kg/ha.), RG 2009–10(1330 kg/ha and RG 2011–03(1310 kg/ha.) were observed 21%, 14% and 12% higher yield against best check Indira Chana-1(1190 kg/ha.). Therefore these genotypes should confirm and retest in same location for stable yield performance.