Registration of “Çi̇ftçi̇” chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) variety

Abstract

The most limiting factor for the spread of our registered chickpea varieties in chickpea production areas of Turkey is the unsuitability of the varieties for mechanized harvesting and their susceptibility to Ascochyta rabie disease. Upright growth form, first pod height and tolerance to Ascochyta rabie are among the important selection criteria in chickpea breeding programs. “Çiftçi” which is a chickpea cultivar bred in National plant breeding studies carried out in our country with the aim listed above is a result of cross Flip 97-122c and Flip 91 and 91149C/Flip 86-110C from the different nurseries in 2004 and was chosen as the seventh plant of the segregating population at F5 generation by bulk method. The line of Flip 97-122C// Flip 91149C/Flip 86-110C was taken to plant-to-progeny rows in 2010, was checked in preliminary yield trials between 2011 and 2015, and finally was evaluated according to multi-location advanced yield trials. “Çiftçi” cultivar with good characteristics such as tolerance to Ascochyta rabie, high yield capacity and a broad adaptation capability was registered to fix some problems in chickpea cultivation areas in 2021. Elite seed production of “Çiftçi” cultivar has been processed at Transitional Zone Agriculture Research Institute since 2021.