Final version of Tropical Legumes II Project Report for Phase 1 - icrisat
Final version of Tropical Legumes II Project Report for Phase 1 - icrisat
Final version of Tropical Legumes II Project Report for Phase 1 - icrisat
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Identification <strong>of</strong> farmer-and-market preferred varieties<br />
The current status <strong>of</strong> adoption <strong>of</strong> improved varieties and traits preferred by the farmers were assessed<br />
during a regional work planning meeting organized at ICRISAT-Patancheru at the beginning <strong>of</strong> the<br />
project. Taking into account farmer and market preferred traits, eight improved varieties/breeding lines<br />
(4 desi + 4 kabuli) were selected <strong>for</strong> PVS trials (Table 7-4) at each <strong>of</strong> the four project locations (Kurnool<br />
and Prakasam districts in Andhra Pradesh and Dharwad and Gulbarga districts in Karnataka). Twenty<br />
mother trials and 217 baby trials were conducted in 23 villages (5 to 8 villages in each district) during<br />
2007-08 to expose farmers to improved varieties and allow them to select varieties <strong>of</strong> their preference.<br />
The crop in Prakasam district <strong>of</strong> Andhra Pradesh was destroyed in the first year by heavy rains at<br />
maturity, so PVS trials were repeated in the second year (2008-09). A total <strong>of</strong> 1,181 farmers (1,052<br />
men + 129 women) were involved in ranking <strong>of</strong> varieties in PVS trials. The desi chickpea varieties JG<br />
11 and JAKI 9218 were preferred in all four districts. In addition to these, desi chickpea cultivar JG<br />
130 was preferred in both the districts <strong>of</strong> Andhra Pradesh, while desi chickpea cultivar BGD 103 and<br />
kabuli variety MNK 1 was preferred in both the districts <strong>of</strong> Karnataka. Farmers in Prakasam district <strong>of</strong><br />
Andhra Pradesh also preferred kabuli chickpea cultivar KAK 2. The traits <strong>for</strong> which these varieties were<br />
preferred included, pr<strong>of</strong>use podding, high productivity, early maturity, resistance to fusarium wilt, and<br />
market-preferred seed traits (e.g. medium seed size in desi type and large seed size in kabuli type).<br />
Table 7-4: Varieties used in PVS trials and varieties preferred by the farmers<br />
State Varieties used in PVS trials Varieties preferred by farmers<br />
Andhra Pradesh Desi: ICCC 37, JG 11, JG 130, JAKI 9218,<br />
Annigeri (local check)<br />
Kabuli: Vihar, LBeG7, JGK 2, ICCV 95334,<br />
KAK 2<br />
Karnataka Desi: BGD 103, JG 11, JG 130, JAKI 9218,<br />
Annigeri (local check)<br />
Kabuli:Vihar, BG 1105, MNK 1, ICCV 95334,<br />
KAK 2<br />
Desi: JG 11, JAKI 9218, JG 130,<br />
Kabuli: KAK 2 (in Prakasam district)<br />
Desi:JG 11, JAKI 9218, BGD 103,<br />
Kabuli: MNK 1<br />
Varieties release<br />
All varieties included in the PVS trials were released varieties, except BGD 102 (desi) and MNK 1 (kabuli)<br />
which were elite lines at pre-release stage. The results <strong>of</strong> PVS trials strengthened release proposals <strong>of</strong><br />
these varieties. The variety BGD 103 was released and notified <strong>for</strong> cultivation in Karnataka state <strong>of</strong><br />
India during 2009. This is a large-seeded variety with early maturity (escapes terminal drought), high<br />
resistance to fusarium wilt and high yield potential. The variety MNK 1 is a large seeded (52 g/100-seed)<br />
kabuli variety. It was released by the Central Variety Release Committee <strong>for</strong> South Zone <strong>of</strong> India, which<br />
includes Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Orissa.<br />
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