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Proceedings of the Workshop on Ascochyta Blight and Winter Sowing ofChickpeas (Saxena, M.C.<br />

and Singh, K.B., eds.), IcARDA. 4-7 May 1981, Aleppo, Syria<br />

Chickpea Research in Iran<br />

A. SARAFI<br />

Plant Breeder and Associate Professor, Faculty of Agriculture,<br />

Tehran University, Karaj, Iran<br />

Chickpea is one of the main legume crops in Iran. The most important disease<br />

affecting this crop in regions such as Azerbaidjan, Fars, Gorgan, Kurdistan and<br />

Khouzistan is ascochyta blight.<br />

Research on Ascochyta Blight<br />

The Regional Pulse Improvement Project has carried out research on this disease<br />

and on different methods for reducing the damage (Kaiser et al. 1968; Kaiser<br />

1972; Kaiser 1973; Mossahebi 1967; Okhovat 1969; Okhovat 1974). The following<br />

results were obtained:<br />

I. Use of certified seeds (free from small, infected, shrivelled seeds or seeds<br />

produced in disease-free areas) and seed treatment with Thiabendazole or<br />

Daconil is recommended.<br />

2. In high rainfall areas, damage can be reduced by a proper planting date. In<br />

some areas late planting at the end of spring rainfall is recommended to avoid<br />

severe infection.<br />

3. The chickpea collection was evaluated and many ascochyta blight-resistant<br />

lines among black-seeded types were identified. Some of these !nes are being<br />

used in our crossing program in order to create high-yielding, white-seeded,<br />

blight-resistant cultivars.<br />

Research on Winter Sowing<br />

During the last 3 years, a inew program is attempting to find cold-tolerant<br />

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