CHARACTERIZATION OF CHICKPEA GERMPLASM

The experiment was conducted at the Plant Genetic Resources Center, BARI Joydebpur, Gazipur during the Rabi season of 2013-14 to study the variability of 47 accessions of chickpea. Ten qualitative and seven quantitative characteristics were studied. Qualitative variations where predominantly present in all characters. The first female flower initiation was found earlier (94 days) in 14 accessions. The highest 100 seed weight per plant (30g) was observed in BD-6632 and the lowest was found in BD- 6761(8g). The highest CV% was found in seed weight per plant (43.32) followed by number of pods per plant (30.11) and the lowest CV% in days to harvest.