Vol. 11, Issue 12 (2022)

Author(s):
Khade RB, Gulwane VP, Thakare DS and Kute NS

Abstract:
The investigation on “Evaluation of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) genotypes for zinc and iron content’’ was conducted on 18 genotypes of chickpea during rabi 2019-20 at Pulses Improvement Project, M.P.K.V., Rahuri. Observations were recorded for days to 50 per cent flowering, days to maturity, plant height (cm), number of primary branches per plant, number of secondary branches per plant, number of pods per plant, number of seeds per pod, 100 seed weight (g), seed yield per plant (g) and wilt (%).Variation for zinc content in 18 chickpea genotypes was ranged between 2.04 to 3.65 mg/100 g. Among the 18 chickpea genotypes, the highest zinc content was recorded in the genotype Digvijay (3.65 mg/100 g) followed by Vijay (3.54 mg/100 g) and Phule Vikram (3.37 mg/100 g). The genotype AKG 1706 (2.04 mg/100 g) recorded lowest zinc content followed by JAKI 9218 (2.14 mg/100 g). Other genotypes recorded moderate zinc content. Similarly, variation for iron content in 18 chickpea genotypes was ranged between 6.15 to 8.20 mg/100 g. Among 18 chickpea genotypes, the highest iron content was recorded by the genotype AKG 1402 (8.20 mg/100 g) followed by Phule Vikrant (8.13 mg/100 g) and AKG 1702 (8.07 mg/100 g). While the genotype Phule G 1131-9 (6.15 mg/100 g) recorded lowest iron content followed by the genotype PDKV Kanchan (6.28mg/100 g). Other genotypes recorded average iron content.