Development and evaluation of Fusarium wilt-resistant and high-yielding chickpea advanced breeding line, KCD 11

C Laxuman; Yogesh Dashrath Naik; B K Desai; Mallikarjun Kenganal; Bharat Patil; B S Reddy; D H Patil; Sidramappa Chakurte; P H Kuchanur; Shiva Kumar K; Ashok Kumar Gaddi; L N Yogesh; Jayaprakash Nidagundi; B M Dodamani; Gururaj Sunkad; Mahendar Thudi; Rajeev K Varshney

doi:10.1002/tpg2.20460

Development and evaluation of Fusarium wilt-resistant and high-yielding chickpea advanced breeding line, KCD 11

Plant Genome. 2024 May 21:e20460. doi: 10.1002/tpg2.20460. Online ahead of print.

Authors

C Laxuman¹, Yogesh Dashrath Naik², B K Desai³, Mallikarjun Kenganal¹, Bharat Patil³, B S Reddy¹, D H Patil¹, Sidramappa Chakurte⁴, P H Kuchanur⁵, Shiva Kumar K⁶, Ashok Kumar Gaddi⁷, L N Yogesh⁸, Jayaprakash Nidagundi⁶, B M Dodamani¹, Gururaj Sunkad⁹, Mahendar Thudi^{10

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Affiliations

¹ Zonal Agricultural Research Station (ZARS), Kalaburagi, University of Agricultural Sciences-Raichur (UAS-R), Raichur, Karnataka, India.
² Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University (RPCAU), Samastipur, Bihar, India.
³ Department of Agronomy, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, Karnataka, India.
⁴ Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Agricultural Research Station, UAS-R, Bidar, Karnataka, India.
⁵ Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Collage of Agriculture, UAS-R, Bheemarayanagudi, Karnataka, India.
⁶ Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Main Agricultural Research Station (MARS), UAS-R, Raichur, Karnataka, India.
⁷ Department of Soil Science, Agricultural Research Station, Sirguppa, UAS-R, Sirguppa, Karnataka, India.
⁸ Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Agricultural Research Station, UAS-R, Hagari, Karnataka, India.
⁹ Department of Plant Pathology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, Karnataka, India.
¹⁰ Centre for Crop Health and School of Agriculture and Environmental Science, University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ), Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
¹¹ College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology, Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley, Georgia, USA.
¹² Center of Excellence in Genomics & Systems Biology, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Telangana, India.
¹³ WA State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, Centre for Crop and Food Innovation, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia.

PMID: 38773690
DOI: 10.1002/tpg2.20460

Abstract

Fusarium wilt (FW) is the most severe soil-borne disease of chickpea that causes yield losses up to 100%. To improve FW resistance in JG 11, a high-yielding variety that became susceptible to FW, we used WR 315 as the donor parent and followed the pedigree breeding method. Based on disease resistance and yield performance, four lines were evaluated in station trials during 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 at Kalaburagi, India. Further, two lines, namely, Kalaburagi chickpea desi 5 (KCD 5) and KCD 11, which possesses the resistance allele for a specific single-nucleotide polymorphism marker linked with FW resistance, were evaluated across six different locations (Bidar, Kalaburagi, Raichur, Siruguppa, Bhimarayanagudi and Hagari) over a span of 3 years (2020-2021, 2021-2022 and 2022-2023). KCD 11 exhibited notable performance, showcasing yield advantages of 8.67%, 11.26% and 23.88% over JG 11, and the regional checks Super Annigeri 1 (SA 1) and Annigeri 1, respectively, with enhanced FW resistance in wilt sick plot. Further, KCD 11 outperformed JG 11, SA 1 and Annigeri 1 in multi-location trials conducted across three seasons in the North Eastern Transition Zone, North Eastern Dry Zone, and North Dry Zones of Karnataka. KCD 11 was also tested in trials conducted by All India Coordinated Research Project on chickpea and was also nominated for state varietal trials for its release as a FW-resistant and high-yielding variety. The selected line is anticipated to cater the needs of chickpea growers with the dual advantage of yield increment and disease resistance.