Resistance to root?lesion nematode <i>Pratylenchus neglectus</i> identified in a new collection of two wild chickpea species ( <i>Cicer reticulatum</i> and <i>C. echinospermum</i> ) from Turkey

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) is a major legume crop, with Australia being the second largest producer worldwide. Pratylenchus neglectus root-lesion nematode that invades, feeds and reproduces in roots of pulse cereal crops. In Australia, chickpea wheat (Triticum aestivum) are commonly grown rotation annual damage by P. accounts for large economic losses to both Cultivated has narrow genetic diversity limits potential improvement resistance breeding. New collections wild species, C. reticulatum echinospermum, have substantially increased previously limited world collection Cicer germplasm offer widen cultivated through identification accessions good resistance. This research assessed 243 86 echinospermum response replicated experiments under controlled glasshouse conditions from 2013 2014 missions were received, tested analysed two experimental sets. Multi-experiment analyses showed lower population densities sets than Australia's elite breeding cultivar PBA HatTrick at significance level p < 0.05. Provisional ratings given all genotypes sets, CudiB_008B Kayat_066 rated as resistant Set 1 2. sources observed this study can be introgressed into commercial cultivars improve their nematode.