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172<br />

Table 4<br />

Origin of lines having 1, 2 and 3 ratings for cold tolerance at Hymana, Turkey.<br />

Rating ILC Origin Rating ILC Origin<br />

Number<br />

Number<br />

2<br />

2636 India 3 187 USSR<br />

410 Iran 2487 India<br />

2479 India 3177 Turkey<br />

2491 India 3180 Turkey<br />

3195 Unknown<br />

2406 Unknown 3204 Unknown<br />

2529 India 3226 Unknown<br />

1950 India<br />

3 413 Iran 2486 India<br />

1878 India 2505 India<br />

2449 India 3072 India<br />

189 Bulgaria 3073 India<br />

191 USSR 2408 India<br />

193 USSR 2443 India<br />

606 Algeria 3253 Unknown<br />

3083 India<br />

Studies on Tolerance to Late Frost<br />

The need for tolerance to a sudden late frost for chickpeas grown in the lowland<br />

zone of the region during winter has been emphasized earlier. Again, little<br />

published information is availiable on tlis aspect. In North India, where chickpeas<br />

are planted in autumn, they often suffer severe damage from winter frost, if<br />

that coincides with the onset of the reproductive growth (Sharma et al. 1971).<br />

Field screening for tolerance to late frost<br />

It is difficult to plan a study for screening against sudden frost damage under<br />

field conditions, as its nccurrence and magnitude are unpredictable. For example,<br />

Harris (1979) reported that frost may occur as late as the first week of April<br />

once in every 13 years in the ICARDA site at Tel Hadya. Fortunately the<br />

1980-81 cropping season has proved to be one such season. On the night of April<br />

1, 1981, the minimum air temperature dropped to -2.5°C. The crop at this stage<br />

was growing rapidly as the minimum air temperature up to this stage ranged<br />

from 3.5 to 10C and the mean air temperature from 10.7 to 14.3°C. On April 2<br />

the minimum temperature was again sub-zero (-2.2°C), and by April 3 the crop<br />

showed severe frost damage.<br />

The occurrence of this frost was used to evaluate tolerance among the germplasm<br />

material planted in winter for seed increase, entries in spring-planted trials<br />

and new cultivars planted in a date of planting x variety trial. The winter-planted

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