Genetic diversity analysis of advanced chickpea ( Cicer arietinum L.) genotypes in Ethiopia for identification of high-y
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Genetic diversity analysis of advanced chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) genotypes in Ethiopia for identification of high‑yielding and novel Fusarium wilt resistance sources Dagnachew Bekele1,2 · Kassahun Tesfaye2,3 · Asnake Fikre1 Accepted: 5 September 2020 © Korean Society of Crop Science (KSCS) 2020
Abstract Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is one of the most important food legumes in the world. However, Fusarium wilt is one of the major yield limiting factors in chickpea. Breeding for host plant resistance is the most cost-efficient and eco-friendly strategy to control the disease. The deployment of resistant varieties has not been extensively used due to lack of stable resistance source with desirable yield and yield-related morphological traits in cultivated chickpea with a narrow genetic base for traits’ improvement. Therefore, creating significant genetic diversity is a fundamental step to develop Fusarium wilt-resistant varieties. In this study, 47 advanced recombinant inbred lines derived from multi-parent intraspecific crosses and three checks were assessed for Fusarium wilt resistance and major yield-related morphological traits for two consecutive years. Analysis of variance showed the presence of significant difference (P
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