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esistant for 2 years at two locations. Seven lines, namely, ILC 182, 183, 192,
193, 194, NEC 138-1 and ICC 2160 were found promising.
Algeria. A very large number of lines, some for 2 years and others for Iyear, were
found resistant.
Pakistan. Ten lines, namely, ILC 72, 191, 194,484, 2956, 3279, ICC 1903, 5127,
7514 and PCh 15 were found resistant for I to 2 years at two to four locations.
Another 11 lines, viz. ILC 182, 200, 201, 202, 2380, 2548, NEC 138-2, ICC
2160, 7513, 7520 and PCh 128 were found promising.
Lebanon. Thirty-four lines were found resistant and two tolerant during 1979/80.
Additional 12 lines were found to be promising.
A critical study of CIABN results from 1979 to 1981 revealed a differential
reaction of certain genotypes with locations (Tab. 10). Two lines, ILC 1929 and
ILC 3279 showed susceptible and resistant reactions, respectively, at all locations.
The reaction of all the lines except ILC 215 at the two locations tested in
Syria was the same. This line showed a susceptible reaction at all other locations
but was resistant at Terbol in Lebanon and Sidi-Bel-Abbes in Algeria. ILC 484,
which was resistant at all other locations, showed susceptibility at Sidi-Bel-Abbes
in Algeria and Eskishehir in Turkey. ILC 484 was however resistant at Izmir in
Turkey.
In Pakistan, the reaction of the lines at all four locations was found to be
different. 77 Ms 73022-2 was susceptible at all bIcations and ILC 482 was
resistant at Faisalabad. Others had variable reactions. The data reveal the presence
of different races in 9 out of 10 locations testL d and need further confirmation
th~ough laboratory testing.
Chickpea International Ascochyta Blight Nursery - Desi (CIABN-D)
Following the screening of 2000 ICRISAT desi (D) germplasm and the identification
of 32 resistance sources during 1979/80 season, it was considered desirable
to initiate a CIABN (D) with the same objectives as of CIABN.
The CIABN (D) comprised 32 entries most of which originated in India. For
each entry, 40 seeds were furnished to be sown ir a single 4-m row spaced 30-40
cm apart. The management of the nursery was the same as that of the CIABN.
Seven sets of the nursery were distributed to cooperators in Pakistan, Turkey,
Lebanon and Syria. The results have been obtained from five locations. The
disease development at Faisalabad in Pakistan was poor hence the results have
not been considered.
The results are presented in Tab. 1I. Thirty lines.were found resistant in Syria
both at Tel Hadya and Lattaquieh. But only six of these lines, ICC 76, 607, 641,
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