INHERITANCE OF RESISTANCE TO IRON DEFICIENCY CHLOROSIS IN CHICKPEA (CICER ARIETINUM L.)

TOKER C., YILDIRIM T., Canci H., Inci N., Ceylan F. O.

JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION, vol.33, no.9, pp.1366-1373, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/01904167.2010.484096
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1366-1373
  • Keywords: chickpea, chlorosis, inheritance, iron deficiency, resistance, CALCAREOUS SOIL, HEAT-RESISTANCE, DRY BEANS, PLANTS, TOLERANCE, RESPONSES, GENOTYPES, GENETICS, LENTIL, REGISTRATION
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Iron (Fe)-deficiency chlorosis causes considerable yield losses in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) when susceptible genotypes are grown in calcareous soils with high pH. The most feasible method for alleviating Fe deficiency is the selection of suitable cultivars resistant to Fe deficiency chlorosis. ICC 6119 (desi type), which is Fe-deficient chlorosis, was crossed with CA 2969 and Sierra (kabuli types), resistant to Fe deficiency chlorosis. Inheritance of resistance to Fe deficiency in chickpea revealed that the resistance was controlled by a single dominant gene in these genotypes crossed. A negative selection for resistance to Fe deficiency chlorosis will be effective after segregating generations.