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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Plant Sci.
Sec. Plant Breeding
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1461280

Evaluation and identification of advanced inter-specific derivatives from crosses of Cicer arietinum with C. reticulatum and C. echinospermum for agro-morphological, quality traits and disease resistance

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Amool Singh Vadithya Amool Singh Vadithya 1Inderjit Singh Inderjit Singh 1Upasana Rani Upasana Rani 1Sreya Venadan Sreya Venadan 1Rajdeep Jajoriya Rajdeep Jajoriya 1Mohar Singh Mohar Singh 2HARPREET OBEROI HARPREET OBEROI 1Sarvjeet Singh Sarvjeet Singh 1BHARADWAJ CHELLAPILLA BHARADWAJ CHELLAPILLA 3Shayla Bindra Shayla Bindra 1*
  • 1 Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
  • 2 National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India
  • 3 Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR), New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India

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    Inter-specific hybridization is a key strategy in modern crop improvement, aiming to integrate desirable traits from wild species into cultivated backgrounds. This study delves into the evaluation and identification of advanced inter-specific derivatives (IDs) derived from crosses of cultivated chickpea with Cicer reticulatum and C. echinospermum. The primary aim was to incorporate desirable yield enhancement traits, disease resistance, and nutritional quality traits into cultivated chickpea. The IDs were assessed during rabi 2021-22 and 2022-23 in the northern plains zone of India. Significant amount of genetic variability was observed for key agro-morphological traits having high heritability and genetic advance. Superior derivatives were identified for early flowering, high seed yield, and resistance to Ascochyta blight, Botrytis grey mould, and Fusarium wilt. Significant variability for crude protein and total soluble sugar content was also observed among the derivatives. The findings highlight the potential of utilizing wild Cicer species to broaden the genetic base of cultivated chickpea for the development of robust, high-yielding, disease-resistant varieties with improved nutritional traits suitable for diverse environmental conditions. The superior derivatives identified in this study hold promise for future breeding programmes for improving productivity, disease resistance and nutritional quality.

    Keywords: inter-specific hybridization, Variability parameters, correlations, Path analysis, Principal Component Analysis, biotic stresses, Crude protein

    Received: 08 Jul 2024; Accepted: 02 Sep 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Singh Vadithya, Singh, Rani, Venadan, Jajoriya, Singh, OBEROI, Singh, CHELLAPILLA and Bindra. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Shayla Bindra, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141004, Punjab, India

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