Abstract
The exploration of genetically superior accessions is the key source of germplasm conservation and potential breeding material for the future. To meet the demand of better yielding chickpea cultivars in Pakistan the present study was organized to select more stable and resistant lines from indigenous as well as exotic chickpea germplasm obtained from Plant Genetic Resource Institute (PGRI), National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan. For the identification and evaluation of chickpea wilt resistant lines against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceris (Schlechtends), the germplasm was tested in the field for the selection of wilt resistant lines and the PCR based molecular markers were investigated to use Marker Assisted Selection (MAS) for selection of the desirable cultivars. In field trial, 70 % accessions were resistant to wilt disease, while the remaining 30 % have shown susceptibility to the disease. A total of 5 RAPD and 15 SSR markers were screened for molecular based characterization of wilt response. The data of molecular markers were scored by the presence (1) and absence (0) of allele and subjected to statistical analysis. The analysis was based on coefficient of molecular similarity using UPGMA and sorted the germplasm into two groups based on disease response. Among the total used RAPD/SSR primers, only TA194 SSR marker showed linkage to wilt resistant locus at 85 % probability. The linkage of a marker was reconfirmed by receiver operating characteristic curve. The use of the sorted wilt resistant genotypes through SSR marker TA194 can make available ample prospect in MAS breeding for yield improvement of the crop in Pakistan.
Highlights
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is an important food legume and a protein rich cash crop has been classified into two main types; small dark-seeded Desi type of Indian origin and large light-seeded Kabuli type of Mediterranean origin [1]
To meet the demand of better yielding chickpea cultivars in Pakistan the present study was organized to select more stable and resistant lines from indigenous as well as exotic chickpea germplasm obtained from Plant Genetic Resource Institute (PGRI), National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan
Twenty-four indigenous and 46 exotic accessions of chickpea were obtained from Plant Genetic Resource Institute (PGRI), National Agriculture Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan (Catalogue) for field experiments performed in the research area of Malakand University, Chakdara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan during 2009–2012 [30]
Summary
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is an important food legume and a protein rich cash crop has been classified into two main types; small dark-seeded Desi type of Indian origin and large light-seeded Kabuli type of Mediterranean origin [1]. The disease is soil or seed born [11], which is difficult to control by the use of chemicals or fungicides [12] To overcome this serious problem, the use of resistant and quality cultivars to control wilt is the best and cheapest way for breeders to adopt [13]. For substantial increase in the efficiency of chickpea production which is the requirement of developing countries like Pakistan to overcome on food problems, needed to adopt the use of quality seeds with allied scientific technologies by the chickpea growers. The present study was organized to select the resistant and susceptible lines in unreported chickpea local (Pakistani) and exotic (USA) germplasm through a set of RAPD and SSR markers linkage to resistance genes for future resistance gene pyramiding and to enhance resistant germplasm resources for increasing yield of chickpea in Pakistan
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