Identification and multi-environment validation of resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceris in chickpea

Sharma, M and Kiran Babu, T and Gaur, P M and Ghosh, R and Rameshwar, T and Chaudhary, R G and Rathore, A and Pande, S and et al, . (2012) Identification and multi-environment validation of resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceris in chickpea. Field Crops Research, 135. pp. 82-88. ISSN 0378-4290

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Abstract

Chickpea wilt incited by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceris is one of the most important constraints to chickpea production worldwide and best managed through host plant resistance. The aim of this work was to find new sources of resistance to wilt disease and validate their stability across different environments. One-hundred and twenty three lines with wilt incidence <10% were selected from preliminary evaluation of 948 lines including germplasm and breeding lines from the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) for wilt resistance in the sick plot during 2003/2004 crop season at ICRISAT, Patancheru, India. Sixty lines were selected for second round of evaluation (2005/2006) and from those 57 lines were selected for third round of evaluation (2006/2007). In order to validate resistance stability, a Chickpea Wilt Nursery was constituted with 27 lines (7 germplasm accessions, 19 breeding lines and a highly susceptible check) and further tested in multi-location experiment for wilt resistance at 9 locations in India for three years (2007/2008–2009/2010). Variability in wilt incidence due to genetic differences among the genotypes, among the environments, and that due to genotype × environment interaction was highly significant (P < 0.001). Although complete resistance across the locations was not found, the genotype and genotype × environment (GGE) biplot analyses allowed the selection of three breeding lines (ICCV 05527, ICCV 05528 and ICCV 96818) and one germplasm accession (ICC 11322) with moderate level of disease resistance and stable performance across the environments. Genotype × environment (G × E) interaction contributed 36.7% of total variation of the multi-environment evaluation, revealing instability of the phenotypic expression across environments. The identified resistant sources should be useful to chickpea disease resistance breeding programs.

Item Type:	Article
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Uncontrolled Keywords:	Chickpea, Fusarium wilt, Disease resistance, Genotype × environment interaction
Subjects:	Mandate crops > Chickpea
Depositing User:	Mr Siva Shankar
Date Deposited:	30 Jul 2012 03:30
Last Modified:	30 Jul 2012 03:30
URI:	http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/6052
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2012.07.004
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