Recent breeding programs enhanced genetic diversity in both desi and kabuli varieties of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is one of the major grain legume crops in the world. In this study, the genetic diversity of 24 Australian chickpea cultivars released between 1987 and 2005 was investigated with microsatellite-anchored fragment length polymorphism (MFLP) DNA markers. Among the cultivars examined, 30 cultivar-specific markers were identified and all were unequivocally identified using the DNA fingerprints developed in this study. Most of the cultivars were grouped into two major clusters; cv. Flipper was separated from the rest based on total character differences of DNA polymorphism. The MFLP approach proved suitable in the analysis of genetic diversity among the chickpea cultivars studied and the genetic relationship identified will be useful for chickpea breeding programs in selecting parent materials.

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Genetic Divergence in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Research ◽

10.3329/bjar.v37i1.11184 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 37 (1) ◽

pp. 129-136

Author(s):

MA Syed ◽

MR Islam ◽

MS Hossain ◽

MM Alam ◽

MN Amin

Keyword(s):

Genetic Diversity ◽

Principal Component Analysis ◽

Cicer Arietinum ◽

Genetic Divergence ◽

Principal Component ◽

Mean Value ◽

Breeding Programs ◽

Cicer Arietinum L ◽

Cluster Distance ◽

High Yielding Varieties

Genetic diversity of 27 chickpea genotypes was studied through Mahalanobis D2 and Principal Component analysis. The genotypes under study fall into five clusters. The cluster II contained the highest number of genotypes (11) and Cluster I contained the lowest. Cluster I produced the highest mean value for number of pods per plant. The inter cluster distances were much higher than the intra cluster distances. Cluster V exhibited the highest intra cluster distance while the lowest distance was observed in cluster I. The highest inter cluster distance was observed between cluster I and II while the lowest was between cluster III and V. Considering all the characters, it was suggested that the genotypes BD6549, BD6603, and BD6548 could used as parents for future breeding programs to develop high yielding varieties of chickpea. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjar.v37i1.11184 Bangladesh J. Agril. Res. 37(1): 129-136, March 2012

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Genetic diversity and population structure analysis of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) advanced breeding lines using whole-genome DArTseq-generated SilicoDArT markers

Revista Brasileira de Botânica ◽

10.1007/s40415-020-00634-3 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 43 (3) ◽

pp. 541-549

Author(s):

Hiva Seyedimoradi ◽

Reza Talebi ◽

Homayoun Kanouni ◽

Amir Mohammad Naji ◽

Ezzat Karami

Keyword(s):

Genetic Diversity ◽

Population Structure ◽

Cicer Arietinum ◽

Structure Analysis ◽

Whole Genome ◽

Breeding Lines ◽

Cicer Arietinum L ◽

Population Structure Analysis

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Genetic diversity and population structure of Algerian chickpea (Cicer arietinum) genotypes: use of agro-morphological traits and molecular markers linked or not linked to the gene or QTL of interest

Crop and Pasture Science ◽

10.1071/cp19255 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 71 (2) ◽

pp. 155

Author(s):

Djihad Bellemou ◽

Teresa Millàn ◽

Juan Gil ◽

Aissa Abdelguerfi ◽

Meriem Laouar

Keyword(s):

Genetic Diversity ◽

Molecular Markers ◽

Cicer Arietinum ◽

Morphological Traits ◽

Ascochyta Blight ◽

Principal Component ◽

Breeding Programs ◽

Average Value ◽

Conservation Of Genetic Resources ◽

Resistant Genotypes

Assessment of genetic diversity among chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) germplasm at the morphological and molecular levels is fundamental for chickpea breeding and conservation of genetic resources. Genetic variability of 46 chickpea genotypes including 42 Algerian genotypes and four control varieties was evaluated by using 15 agro-morphological traits. Eleven molecular markers including nine simple sequence repeats, one sequence characterised amplified region (SCY17) and one gene-specific (CaETR4) were used to characterise the 46 genotypes and eight references varieties added for disease resistance or susceptibility. Genotypes resistant to ascochyta blight were identified by the markers SCY17 and CaETR4 present together. High diversity was observed for all measured morphological traits between genotypes. Yield components, plant height, phenological traits and growth habit were the traits most involved in variation among genotypes and were partitioned into four groups by using principal component analysis. All molecular markers were polymorphic. In total, 91 alleles were obtained ranging from 2 to 21 per locus with average of 8.27 alleles per marker. Polymorphism information content ranged from 0.58 to 0.99 with an average value of 0.87. UPGMA clustering and Bayesian-based model structure analysis grouped genotypes into two clusters, but the distribution of the genotypes by cluster was not the same for the two analyses. According to the presence of markers indicating resistance to ascochyta blight (SCY17 and CaETR4), three resistant genotypes (FLIP 82-C92, ILC 6909, ILC 7241) were selected and should be tested in controlled conditions for confirmation. Considering the narrow diversity of cultivated chickpea, the Algerian genotypes can be considered as interesting for future breeding programs.

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Genotypic and Phenotypic Variability for Yield and its Components in Normal and Late Sown Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

Legume Research - An International Journal ◽

10.18805/lr-505 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

D Yücel

Keyword(s):

Cicer Arietinum ◽

Phenotypic Variability ◽

Block Design ◽

Climatic Conditions ◽

High Yield ◽

Breeding Programs ◽

Cicer Arietinum L ◽

Drought Tolerant ◽

Coefficients Of Variation ◽

Late Sowing

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is one of the important legumes widely grown for dietary proteins in semi-arid Mediterranean climatic conditions. The main goal of any breeding programs in the world is to produce high yield and better quality genotypes for farmers and commercial growers to be released as cultivars. Present research has been conducted to select more desirable characteristics that may contribute to the improvement of drought tolerant chickpea. Thirty-two chickpea genotypes along with two control varieties were evaluated in winter and late sowing conditions in 2015 and 2016, in randomized complete block design with three replications. Phenotypic coefficients of variation were found to be higher than genotypic coefficients of variation for all the traits. The highest heritability along with high genetic advance was found for hundred seed weight followed by podding day, plant height, flowering day and first pod height in normal and stress conditions. These traits can be improved by giving special attention during selection.

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Assessment and comparison of AFLP and SSR based molecular genetic diversity in Indian isolates of Ascochyta rabiei, a causal agent of Ascochyta blight in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

Mycological Progress ◽

10.1007/s11557-008-0581-1 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 87-97 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Rajeev Varshney ◽

Suresh Pande ◽

Seetha Kannan ◽

Thudi Mahendar ◽

Mamta Sharma ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Genetic Diversity ◽

Cicer Arietinum ◽

Molecular Genetic ◽

Ascochyta Blight ◽

Causal Agent ◽

Ascochyta Rabiei ◽

Cicer Arietinum L ◽

Molecular Genetic Diversity ◽

Indian Isolates

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Studies on Genetic Diversity in Desi Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) using D2 Statistics

International Journal of Plant & Soil Science ◽

10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i1730554 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 100-104

Author(s):

Jakkam Mahipal Reddy ◽

Gabrial M. Lal ◽

Velugoti Priyanka Reddy ◽

Subhadra Pattanayak ◽

V. Rohith Guptha ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Genetic Diversity ◽

Cicer Arietinum ◽

Seed Yield ◽

Quantitative Traits ◽

Direct Selection ◽

Plant Seed ◽

Cicer Arietinum L ◽

Wide Range ◽

Component Traits ◽

Superior Genotypes

A trail was conducted during rabi 2020 to study genetic diversity among 36 favorable genotypes of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) with help of Mahalanobis D2 statistics. On the basis of D2 values, 36 genotypes were arranged into 5 clusters. The intra cluster distances were lower than inter-cluster distances, specifying that genotypes comprised within a cluster shows tendency to vary less apart from each other. Out of thirteen characteristics considered, secondary branches per plant, number of pods per plant, seed yield per plant, harvest index and plant height, contributed very much in relation to genetic divergence. Wide range of variability was noticed for quantitative traits. This suggested that the selection based on these characteristics would be valuable in improving the grain yield. Therefore, a direct selection based on seed yield and component traits may be practiced to choose superior genotypes which could be utilized in breeding program for the development of high yielding chickpea genotypes.

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