Chaturvedi, S.K. and Singh, S.P. and Mishra, N. and Jha, U.C. (2013) Chickpea breeding in India-Accomplishments,issues and perspective - An Overview. Progressive Research, 8 (2). pp. 149-154.
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Abstract
Chickpea or Gram (Cicer arietinum L.) is one of the major sources of protein for agrarian population of Indian sub-continent. Importance of chickpea in ensuring nutritional security and sustainable agricultural production is well recognized. Chickpea is used in different forms like whole seeds, parched, green immature seeds as salad, curry, leafy vegetables, boiled or as flour to make large number of sweet and salty snacks etc. Chickpea seeds are rich in essential amino acids and dietary fiber. The blend of chickpea and cereals flour forms a complete vegetarian diet in terms of fulfilling requirement of essential amino acids. Chickpea cultivation is known in different parts of the world covering Asia, Africa, Europe, North and South America and Australia. Gram or chickpea ranks first in acreage (8.94 m ha) and production (8.49 m t) and contributed about 47% to the total pulses production in India during 2012-13. Large portion of total chickpea acreage remain rainfed (66%) during 2007-08. Dramatic shift in chickpea cultivation has been seen from northern (long and cooler environment) to central and southern India (comparatively shorter and warm environments) during post Green Revolution period. More than 150 varieties of both desi (small and brown seeds) and kabuli (large and white seeds) chickpea possessing resistance/tolerance to major diseases have been released for cultivation in different parts of the country. In recent years more emphasis was given for the development of kabuli chickpea varieties which has pave the dividends in terms of development of high yielding kabuli varieties possessing large/extra large seeds like PKV kabuli 4-1, Shubhra, Ujjawal, Phule G 0517, Dhawal, MNK 1 etc. Issues relating to research, quality seed supply, input use, biotic and abiotic stresses management, procurement and market, socio-economic, safe storage have been discussed in present article. Implementable integrated crop management technologies have also been mentioned besides perspectives. Ample scope exist for enhancing productivity and bringing more area through popularization of chickpea cultivation in late sown situations e.g. rice fallow or as intercrop with companion crops.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Chickpea, high yielding varieties, regional shift, issues, perspectives |
| Author Affiliation: | Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur 208 024 |
| Subjects: | Crop Improvement |
| Divisions: | Chickpea |
| Depositing User: | Mr T L Gautham |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Jan 2018 08:11 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Jan 2018 08:11 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/15319 |
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