Santosh, H.B. and Jitendra, K. and Bharadwaj, C. (2011) Genetic analysis of protein content and protein quality in chickpea. Crop Improvement, 38 (1). pp. 88-91.
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Abstract
To study the genetic nature of protein content and two limiting amino acids viz, tryptophan and methionine in chickpea, six selected genotypes were crossed in diallel fashion excluding reciprocals to obtain 15 F1’s. Seeds produced on parents and F1’s were used for calorimetric determination of protein, tryptophan and methionine content. The ANOVA indicated significant differences among treatments for both general and specific combining ability for protein content, methionine (as percent protein), and tryptophan (as percent protein) under both Delhi and Dharwad conditions. There was predominance of additive gene action for protein content and non-additive gene action for tryptophan and methionine content. Study identified ‘ICC4958’ and ‘BG1100’ for protein content, and ‘BGD72’ and ‘BG365’ for methionine content as best general combiners. The genotypes ‘BGD72’, ‘BG1100’ and ‘BG364’ which showed high SCA effects for the traits studied, can effectively be utilized for improving grain quality of chickpea
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Cicer arietinum, GCA and SCA effects, tryptophan, methionine |
| Author Affiliation: | Division of Genetics, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi, India |
| Subjects: | Crop Improvement |
| Divisions: | Chickpea |
| Depositing User: | Ms K Syamalamba |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Nov 2012 06:17 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Nov 2012 06:17 |
| Official URL: | http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijo... |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/8932 |
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