Lepidopteran types of podborer and homopteran aphid insects are damaging pests of chickpea. CryIAc toxins are established control agents for podborers but do not or only slightly affect homopteran (sucking) insects. However, certain plant lectins are known for their power of killing aphids. Bioassay experiments carried out in our laboratory with lectins isolated from garlic leaves have already ...

Ascochyta blight, caused by Ascochyta rabiei (Pass.) Lab. is a devastating disease of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) worldwide. Available genetic variation for Ascochyta blight resistance in genus Cicer has prompted interest in the development and use of resistant cultivars that can be sown in autumn and, to increase seed yield in chickpea. Understanding the mode of inheritance of resistance to ...

Improved cultivars and agronomic practices have significantly increased chickpea production in Ethiopia recent decades. Enhanced availability of chickpeas Ethiopia, therefore, contributes to food, nutrition, income security the country. However, we know relatively little about extent which farmers harnessed full potential these improved technologies. In this paper, compare technical efficiencie...

Classical breeding of many crops has been instrumental for ensuring food security by developing new varieties that are higheryielding, resistant to pests and diseases, drought-resistant or regionally adapted to different environments and growing conditions. A total of 513 cultivars of different pulse crops including chickpea, pigeonpea, mungbean, urdbean, lentil, fieldpea and rajmash were devel...

introduction despite the fact that iran is one of the major chickpea (cicer arietinum l.) center of origins, limited information is available regarding chickpea genetic variation and diversity. genetic diversity information is crucial for the choice of proper parents to establish new breeding programs. chickpea germplasm is poor, suggesting the need for gaining enough knowledge of genetic diver...

Background: Water stress may alter the seed chemical composition and cause changes in concentrations of non reducing soluble sugars seeds germination performance chickpea. We evaluated effect water during chickpea development on (i) accumulation non-reducing sugars, (ii) vigour germination. Methods: Three cultivars (Desi-K, Saina-K ICCV-K) were subjected to two regimes (water stress- withholdin...

an experiment was carried out in 2008 to investigate the effects of different irrigation regimes, and chickpea cultivars on chickpea production in the khorramabad lorestan. the experiment was split–plot in a randomized complete block design with 3 replications. supplementary irrigation at 8 levels (1-rainfed without irrigation, 2-irrigation after sowing, 3-irrigation at flowering, 4-irrigation ...

The exploration of genetically variable accessions is the key source of germplasm conservation and potential breeding material for the future. The more diverse group of cultivars provides an ample opportunity to breeders for releasing new and superior varieties, considering their quality traits for direct commercial utilization. In this study, we assessed the genetic diversity of Cicer arietinu...