Associations among Fusarium wilt resistance, flower colour and number of flowers per fruiting node in chickpeas (Cicer arietinum L.)

    Singh, H and Kumar, J and Smithson, J B and Haware, M P (1988) Associations among Fusarium wilt resistance, flower colour and number of flowers per fruiting node in chickpeas (Cicer arietinum L.). The Journal of Agricultural Science, 110 (2). pp. 407-409. ISSN 0021-8596

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    Abstract

    Corolla colour in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is white or various shades of pink or blue (Smithson, Thompson & Summerfield, 1985). Normally, a leaf axil subtends a single peduncle bearing a single flower but ‘double-flowered’ types, where a pro-portion of the peduncles subtends two flowers, are not uncommon and produce 6–11 % more seed yield than the normal single-flowered type...

    Item Type: Article
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    Subjects: Mandate crops > Chickpea
    Others > Entomology
    Depositing User: Mr B K Murthy
    Date Deposited: 13 Jun 2014 09:29
    Last Modified: 13 Jun 2014 09:29
    URI: http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/8108
    Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0021859600081508
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    Acknowledgement: We acknowledge the help of Mr K. J. Reddy in making crosses.
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