IDENTIFICATION OF PROMISING TRANSGRESSIVE SEGREGATION IN CHICK PEA (CICER ARIETINUM L.)

Chickpea is the second most important cool season legume crop in the world grown in at least 33 countries.The aim of this study was to identify transgressive segregates for yield and yield components in F 2 generation of cross (Phule Vikram ILC-166) (JG-16) in Chickpea.Three generations of chickpea of the cross (Phule Vikram ILC-166) (JG-16) were evaluated at Pulses Improvement Project, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri (Maharastra) during Rabi, 2023-24.The field experiment was arranged in a randomized block design (RBD) with three replications.In most the transgressive segregants, better parent yield was transgressed with transgression of one or several other characters.In general, highest proportion of transgressive segregants were recorded for seed yield per plant (105) followed by number of pods per plant (102), number of secondary branches per plant (92), number of primary branches per plant (87), 100-seed weight (85), plant height (81), number of seeds per pod (76), days to maturity (63) and days to first flowering (52).In most of the transgressive segregants, better parent yield was transgressed simultaneously with transgression of one or several other characters.It was concluded that either seed yield per plant is dependent on above characters or there may be linkage drag, so that genes responsible for these characters move together.The most promising transgressive segregants observed in F 2 generation of a cross (Phule Vikram ILC-166) (JG-16) were need to be evaluated further for their performance, they may be identified as improved variety.