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Registration of ‘Barichhola‐3’ Chickpea
Author(s) -
Rahman M. M.,
Kumar J.,
Malek M. A.,
Rahman M. A.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
crop science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.76
H-Index - 147
eISSN - 1435-0653
pISSN - 0011-183X
DOI - 10.2135/cropsci1998.0011183x003800030054x
Subject(s) - biology , library science , research centre , computer science
'Barichhola-3' chickpea(CicerarietinumL.) (Reg. no. CV-148, PI 583753) was released in Bangladesh for commercial cultivation in October 1993. This line was introduced from the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), India, as ICCL 83105. Preliminary observations on a nonreplicated plot were made at the Pulses Research Centre (PRC), Ishurdi, Pabna, Bangladesh. This evaluation was followed with multilocational yield trials in the chickpea growing areas of Bangladesh. Barichhola-3 was developed through hybridization between an F2 plant from the cross K-850 (ICC 5003) x T-3 (ICC 4998) and an FI plant from the cross JG-62 (ICC 4951) x BEG 482 (ICC 4923), followed by the bulk pedigree method of breeding. Finally a single plant selected in Fe was progeny-rowed and bulked in F?. This line was moderately resistant to fusarium wilt [caused by Fusarium oxysporum Schlechtend.:Fr. f. sp. ciceris (Padwick) Matuo & K. Sato] at PRC, Ishurdi. Barichhola-3 has a 100-seed mass of 17 to 18 g, which is about 50% greater than the popular cultivar Nabin. The plants are erect type, with light pigmentation. The leaves have comparatively larger leaflets and are light green in color. Its dhal recovery is 76.5%, protein content is 25.2%, and starch content is 52.8% (!)• Barichhola-3 produced 20% higher seed yield in three replicated yield trials in the Barind region (northwestern Bangladesh) than the local control, 'Rajshahi Local'. This region was recently identified as a potential area for chickpea production, as nearly 0.7 million ha of land remains fallow in the postrainy season, following rice (Oryzasativa L.). Barichhola-3 has been recommended for the Barind region and is expected to play a significant role in increasing productivity in that area. Breeder seed of Barichhola-3 will be maintained by the Pulses Research Center of the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (PRC-BARI) at Ishurdi, Pabna, Bangladesh. Foundation seed will be produced and distributed by the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Seed is also deposited with the U.S. National Seed Storage Laboratory, 1111 S. Mason St., Fort Collins, CO 80521-4500.