Ata, a new chickpea variety, suitable for autumn planting in cold and temperate regions at dryland conditions

Document Type : Release of the variety

Authors

1 Associate Professor, Seed and Plant Improvement Research Department, West Azerbaijan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Urmia, Iran.

2 Professor, Seed and Plant Improvement Research Department, Hamadan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Hamadan, Iran.

3 Asistant Professor, Dry land Agricultural Research Institute (DARI), Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Maragheh, Iran.

4 Researcher, Seed and Plant Improvement Research Department, Kurdistan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Sanandaj, Iran.

5 Associate Professor, Sararood Branch, Dry land Agricultural Research Institute (DARI), Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Kermanshah, Iran.

6 Researcher, Plant Protection Research Department, Ilam Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Ilam, Iran.

7 Researcher, Plant Protection Research Department, Gholestan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Ghorghan, Iran.

8 Researcher, Extension Management, West Azerbaijan Agricultural Jihad Organization, Urmia, Iran.

9 Researcher, Extension Unit, Nalous Agricultural Services Center, Ushnaviyeh Agricultural Jihad Management, West Azerbaijan Agricultural Jihad Organization, Ushnaviyeh, Iran.

10 Researcher, Extension Unit, suburbs Agricultural Services Center, Piranshahr Agricultural Jihad Management, West Azerbaijan Agricultural Jihad Organization, Piranshahr, Iran.

11 Researcher, Extension Unit, Dizaje-Dol Agricultural Services Center, Urmia Agricultural Jihad Management, West Azerbaijan Agricultural Jihad Organization, Urmia, Iran.

Abstract


Climate changes along with recent droughts and short growth period of spring planting date are important factors causing non-economic and low yield production of chickpea in Iran. Ata variety with breeding code of x03TH148 was received from ICARDA in 2004 through Chickpea International Segregation Generations Nursery. This line was evaluated in international, preliminary, advanced and adaptability yeild trials as well as studies on fusarium wilt and ascochyta blight diseases resistance at agricultural research stations and under farmers’ fields conditions in autumn planting date.  Based on results of adaptability trials, this variety had suitable agronomic and economic characteristics such as potencial for machinery harvesting, average seed yield of 886 kgha-1, with 11% superiority to Jam check cultivar and cold tolerance to -16.9°C in the areas without snow covering during emergence. The new variety with average yield of 2061 kgha-1 showed considerable superiority to Saral check (1345 kgha-1) in farmers’ fields. Considering high seed yield, tall plant height, large seed size, suitable seed protein content, tolerance to ascochyta blight and fusarium wilt diseases and marketable traits, Ata was released and recomended for autumn sowing in the temperate and cold regions of Iran.

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Research Achievements for Field and Horticulture Crops
Volume 9, Issue 2
March 2021
Pages 165-181

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  • Receive Date: 08 June 2020
  • Revise Date: 09 April 2021
  • Accept Date: 16 December 2020

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