Identification of promising chickpea interspecific derivatives for agro-morphological and major biotic traits.

ABSTRACT: The wild Cicer species is well-known for having climate-resilient and productivity-enhancing traits of interest. Therefore, wide hybridization could be used as a realistic strategy for introgressing prospective traits from wild species into the cultivated gene pool. The present study was, thus, undertaken to evaluate F₇ chickpea interspecific derivatives derived from Cicer reticulatum Ladiz. and C. echinospermum P. H. Davis wild annual Cicer species. As a result, a set of six interspecific crosses were advanced using the single seed descent (SSD) method of breeding. The F₇ generation of these crosses was assessed in two diverse agro-ecological regions of India. The data revealed a wide range of variation with respect to seed yield and its i

SUBMITTER: Singh M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9386514 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature