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Study of drought resistance of chickpea and lentil in Azerbaijan condition
LA Amirov 1,2 , ZI Akparov 1 , RV Amirov 3 , RS Mirzayev 2 , QM Hasanova 2 , SM Babayeva 1 , KB
Shikhaliyeva 1 , AI Asadova 1 , MA Abbasov 1
1 Genetic Resources Institute of ANAS, Baku, Azerbaijan
2 Azerbaijan Agriculture Institute, Baku, Azerbaijan
3 Bio-Resources Institute, Nakhchivan Department of ANAS, Azerbaijan
The local gene pool and introduced from ICARDA material of chickpea and lentil were studied
in moderately and highly continental zones (South Mugan, Mountainous Shirvan and Absheron)
of Azerbaijan. Physiological parameters such as the level of quantitative variability of chlorophyll,
the degree of depression, photosynthetic rate, water conductivity of stomata, CO 2 saturation level
in the intercellular spaces, the rate of transpiration, protein and tryptophan content, as well as
structural elements of yield were determined. Determined biological and economic parameters of
chickpea and lentil showed the availability of polymorphism for drought resistance. In some
chickpea genotypes chlorophyll content decreased up to 10.5%, while in others it increased up to
32.1%. It was revealed that the samples with high intensity of photosynthesis and the lowest rate
of transpiration, water conductivity of stomata and CO 2 concentration in the intercellular spaces
were more drought resistant. These forms phenotypically differ from others mainly for dark
green pigmentation. As a result of the analysis of the above features, as well as seed production
we identified the valuable genetic materials of both lentil and chickpea. These include: local forms
of lentils Kx-26 (Jalilabad), Kx-78-01 (Yardimli), Kx-116/1 (Masalli), from introduced material
with red seed Flip-2003-52, F.2010-62, F.2010 -65, F.2011-18 and others, a total of 24 samples.
Drought resistant forms of chickpea include: local Kx-9, 11, 258 (Jalilabad), Kx-36 (Agstafa), Kx-
97-01 (Yardimli) Kx-266 (Masalli) and introduced Flip 03-34/1, F .06-76, F.05-74, F.08-46, F.00-
19/1, F.06-143, F.99-25 and others, a total of 46 samples. The selected materials of chickpea and
lentil are in depth study on molecular level. Environmental testing of selected accessions of
chickpea (24 samples) in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic and two varieties in the
Kazakhstan Institute of Agriculture and Plant Industry also showed their prospects on a number
of economically valuable traits.
Acknowledgments
This work was supported by the Science Development Foundation under the President of the Republic of
Azerbaijan - Grant № EĐF-2011-1(3)-82/51/3.
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