http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/12005 2022-08-09T08:45:29Z info:eu-repo/semantics/descriptiveMetadata http://oar.icrisat.org/12005/ Genetic variation for grain protein, Fe and Zn content traits in chickpea reference set Srungarapu, R Mohammad, L A Mahendrakar, M D Chand, U Venkata, R J Kondamudi, K P Nandigam, S Vemula, A K Samineni, S Chickpea Chickpea is a cheap source of protein and micronutrients to the poor people living in arid and semi-arid regions of Southern Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Chickpea varieties with improved nutrient content contribute towards reducing malnutrition resulting from protein and micronutrient deficiency. The current study evaluated a diverse chickpea reference set of 280 accessions for grain protein, Fe and Zn contents traits to understand the genetic nature of these traits in relation to grain yield and other yield contributing traits for two years under normal crop season. Analysis of variance revealed highly significant differences among the accessions for grain nutrients and agronomic traits. Large variability for grain protein (16.3–26.2%), Fe (44.1–76.7 mg kg ELSEVIER 2022-07-20 Article PeerReviewed Srungarapu, R and Mohammad, L A and Mahendrakar, M D and Chand, U and Venkata, R J and Kondamudi, K P and Nandigam, S and Vemula, A K and Samineni, S (2022) Genetic variation for grain protein, Fe and Zn content traits in chickpea reference set. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis (TSI), 114. pp. 1-8. ISSN 0889-1575 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2022.104774 104774 info:eu-repo/semantics/humanStartPage