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Proceedingsof the Workshop on Ascochyra Blight and Winter Sowing of Chickpeas (Saxena,M.C.<br />

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

InternationalScreening of Chickpea for Resistance<br />

to Ascochyta Blight<br />

K.B. SINGH*, Y.L. NENE** and M.V. REDDY**<br />

*ICARDA, Aleppo, Syria; **iCRISAT, Patancheru, India<br />

A joint contribution from ICARDA and ICRISAT centers<br />

Blight caused by Ascochyta rabiei(Pass.) Lab. in chickpea (CicerarietinumL.)<br />

is the major disease problem in West Asia, North Africa, South and East Europe,<br />

Pakistan and parts of India. The crop can be completely devastated in epiphytotic<br />

years. The best control measure is through resistant cultivars. Previous attempts<br />

to develop resistant cultivars yielded temporary and limited success<br />

mainly due to lack of durable sources of resistance. Therefore, a systematic<br />

search for durable sources of resistance in kabuli and desi germplasm maintained<br />

at ICARDA and ICRISAT centers, respectively, was initiated. Lines identified<br />

at ICARDA have been te.ted in blight endemic countries through Chickpea<br />

International Ascochyta Blight N-irsery (CIABN) since 1978/79. The results of<br />

the screening at Tel Hadya and miltilocation testing are reported in this paper.<br />

The need for continued effort by intei-.ational centers and national programs in<br />

combating the problem is emphasized.<br />

Screening of Germplasm at ICARDA<br />

Kabuli Germplasm<br />

Following the screening technique described by Singh et al. (1981), 3367 kabuli<br />

germplasm lines maintained at ICARDA Center were screened between 1978<br />

and 1981. In the initial screening, 50 seeds of each line were planted in a single 5m<br />

long row, spaced 45-65 cm apart. Lines found resistant/tolerant were reevaluated<br />

in subsequent seasons for further confirmation and purification.<br />

The summary of the results of screening is presented in Tab. 1.No line rated I<br />

or 2 on a 1-9 scale. Eighteen and four lines were rated 3 and 4, respectively, and<br />

were considered resistant (0.65%). Forty-three lines showcd tolerant reaction and<br />

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