ISSN 2375-1134
African Journal of Agriculture ISSN 2375-1134 Vol. 11 (3), pp. 001-004, March, 2024. Available online at www.internationalscholarsjournals.org © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Investigating the consistency of phenological traits in chickpea cultivars
Oral Duzdemir
Cankiri Karatekin University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology 18100 Cankiri, Turkey.
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Accepted 1 March, 2023
Abstract
This study aimed at determining the influence of genotype x environment interactions on phenological characteristics of chickpea. Field experiments were carried out on four different locations, in semi-arid conditions, in complete randomized blocks design with four replications from 2001 to 2002. Eleven certified and 3 indigenous varieties were used. Emergency date, first flowering period, flowering period and vegetation period were examined as phenological characteristics. For all characteristics, important changes, source of genotype x environment interactions, were determined at P<0.01. Stability analysis was carried out for all characteristics according to Finlay-Wilkinson and Eberhart-Russel models. Stable genotypes for each characteristic were found for two parameters.
Key words: Chickpea, stability analysis, phenological characteristics, Turkey.