%A H D Upadhyaya
%I International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
%L icrisat4178
%J Grain Legumes
%P 1-2
%D 2000
%T Core Collection of Chickpea as a Means to Enhance Utilization of Genetic Resources in Crop Improvement

%X Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is a major food legume in many countries. It is cultivated mainly in Algeria,
Ethiopia, Iran, India, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Pakistan, Spain, Syria, Tanzania, Tunisia, and Turkey.
In 1997 it was cultivated worldwide on 11.33 million ha, with 8.80 million t production. Of the total world
production 91% is produced in Asia, and in Asia, India accounts for 74.8% production. The average world
productivity of 0.78 t ha-1 is rather low.