ICRISAT Archival Report 2006 - The seedlings of success in the ...

BPP43-BP-BP-BP) asymptomatic and three were resistant. In ICSN-Desi, ICCV 04103 and ICCV 05114 were
asymptomatic and 11 lines were resistant to wilt. Among the ICSN-Kabuli entries, seven genotypes (ICCV 03407,
ICCV 04305, ICCV 04308, ICCV 04309, ICCV 05306, ICCV 05308, and ICCV 05312) were free from wilt, and
eight were resistant (10%). In 244 crossing block entries, six lines (ICC 14194, ICC 14206, ICC 14215, ICC 17109,
WR 315, and KAK 2) were asymptomatic and 10 lines (Vijay, Jumbo 2, JG 11, JGK 1, ICCV 89302, ICCV 98502,
ICC 7032, ICC 13053, ICC 14248, and ICC 16340) were resistant. Individual healthy plants were selected from F 2
and F 4 populations.
Suresh Pande and PM Gaur
International Chickpea Screening Nurseries (ICSNs) of Desi and Kabuli chickpea: A total of 61 sets of two
ICSNs (ICSN-Desi and ICSN-Kabuli) were supplied to NARS in eight countries (Australia, Bangladesh, Ethiopia,
India, Jordan, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan) during 2005/06. Each nursery consisted of 18 entries and two checks -
one common check (ICCC 37 in ICSN-Desi and KAK 2 in ICSN-Kabuli) and one local check. The entries were
evaluated in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with two replications. Each plot had four rows of 4.0 m
each. One set of each nursery was evaluated at ICRISAT-Patancheru. The results from India were compiled in a
report, which was distributed to Indian NARS during the annual meeting of All India Coordinated Research Project
on Chickpea at Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth (MPKV), Rahuri, Maharashtra, India. The most promising
breeding lines were ICCV 03203, ICCV 05113, and ICCV 04111 in ICSN-Desi; and ICCV 04311, ICCV 05308,
and ICCV 97306 in ICSN-Kabuli. During the 2006 cropping season, 67 sets of ICSN-Desi and ICSN-Kabuli were
supplied to NARS in 9 countries (Brazil, China, India, Iraq, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Portugal, and South Africa).
In addition to these, 812 samples of advanced breeding lines, 191 of released varieties, and 52 samples of
segregating populations were supplied to 11 countries (Australia, Canada, England, Eritrea, India, Iraq, Japan, Mali,
Morocco, Nigeria, and Vietnam).
PM Gaur
Evaluation of advanced breeding lines of Desi and Kabuli chickpeas: Advanced breeding lines of Desi (41 lines)
and Kabuli (56 lines) chickpeas were evaluated in two advanced yield trials (AYTs) and four preliminary yield trials
(PYTs) during the 2005/06 post rainy season. Three most promising lines identified in AYT-Kabuli included ICCX-
980061-F4-P15-BP-BP, ICCX-980068-F4-P10-BP-BP, and ICCX-980068-F4-P13-BP-BP. These lines
outperformed the best check, KAK 2 with respect to seed yield, 100-seed weight, and earliness, and had high level
of FW resistance. In AYT-Desi, ICCX-980055-F4-P53-BP-BP and ICCX-970038-BP-BP-P12-BP-BP-BP were
promising for yield, ICCX-970047-BP-BP-P24-BP-BP-BP and ICCX-970047-BP-BP-P52-BP-BP-BP for seed size
and FW resistance, and ICCX-970077-BP-BP-P32-BP-2BP-BP for earliness and seed size. Three lines (ICCX-
990026-F3-BP-25-BP, ICCX-990026-F3-BP-34-BP, and ICCX-990026-F3-BP-40-BP) were superior to KAK 2 in
seed yield, 100-seed weight, and flowering. ICCX-990006-F3-BP-10-BP showed >12% seed yield increase over
KAK 2. In the PYT-Desi, ICCX-990023-F3-BP-3-BP had more 100-seed weight, and higher level of FW resistance
as compared to check variety ICCC 37.
PM Gaur and Suresh Pande
Milestone: 20 - 30 sources of resistance to FW, BGM, and AB tested for stability across locations and pathotypes in
Asia (SP/PMG) Annual
Around 30 Fusarium wilt, Ascochyta blight, and Botrytis gray mold resistant/moderately resistant cultivars were
evaluated at different locations and pathotypes to identify stable and broad-based resistance to these diseases.
Chickpea wilt and root rot nursery (CWRRN): Chickpea wilt and root rot nursery consisted of 30 entries (28 wilt
resistant + 2 wilt susceptible cultivars) and was evaluated at 22 locations in India during 2005/06 season. Each entry
was planted in one row, 4 m long, and there were two replications. Data on wilt was recorded at the flowering and at
maturity stages of the crop. Data from fourteen locations (Akola, Badnapur, Bangalore, Berhampore, Dhaulakuan,
Dholi, Hazaribagh, Hisar, ICRISAT, Patancheru, Jabalpur, Junagadh, Ludhiana, Rahuri, and Sehore) were received
and compiled. Incidence of FW was very high in both susceptible cultivars at all the locations, except at Hazaribagh,
where the nursery was planted in a normal field. ICC 12467 and ICC 14433 in eight locations, ICCX 950106-F4-
66P-BP in seven locations, and ICC 14344, ICC 14391, ICC 14432, ICC 14436, and ICC ICCX 950110-F4-26P-
BP-BP in five locations were found to be resistant (