Vol. 11, Issue 11 (2022)

Author(s):
Parmar BR, Monpara BA and Bhut NM

Abstract:
Nineteen F₃s + one check variety of chickpea were grown at the Pulses Research Station, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh during rabi 2016-17 to construct selection indices for 11 traits (days to 50% flowering, days to maturity, plant height (cm), number of branches per plant, number of pods per plant, first pod bearing node (cm), number of seeds per pod, 100-seed weight (g), seed yield per plant (g), biological yield per plant (g) and harvest index %). The discriminant function technique was used to create 31 selection indices involving seed yield and four yield components. The inclusion of more characters in the index increased the efficiency of selection. The selection index based on four characters viz., seed yield per plant, number of branches per plant, number of pods per plant and harvest index exhibited maximum relative efficiency. Therefore, these indices may be useful for selection of higher seed yield in chickpea.