Upadhyaya, H D and Coyne, C J and Singh, Sube and Gowda, C L L and Lalitha, N and Muehlbauer, F J (2006) Identification of Large-Seeded High-Yielding Diverse Kabuli Accessions in Newly Assembled Chickpea Germplasm. Journal of SAT Agricultural Research, 2 (1). pp. 1-4.
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Abstract
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is an important grain legume grown for easily digestible quality protein and its nitrogen fixing capability that improves soil fertility. It is cultivated on 10.38 million ha in 45 countries across the globe producing 8.57 million tons with productivity of 0.83 t ha-1 (FAO 2004), which is rather low. India, Pakistan, Myanmar, Turkey, and Iran in Asia; Mexico in North Central America; and Ethiopia in Africa are the largest chickpea producing countries. Of late chickpea is being cultivated on considerable area in Canada, Australia, and USA. Two types of chickpeas – kabuli and desi – are recognized. The kabuli types have owl-shaped, large beige colored seeds with thin seed coat and white colored flowers; while the desi types have angular-shaped seeds with thick seed coat, generally colored flowers and seeds. Kabuli types account for about 15% of the world chickpea production.
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| Subjects: | Mandate crops > Chickpea |
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| Date Deposited: | 27 Oct 2011 08:23 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Nov 2011 06:25 |
| URI: | http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/2492 |
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