Univrsity of Tehran Press Iranian Journal of Field Crop Science 2008-4811 51 2 2020 06 21 Evaluation of some agricultural characteristics of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) genotypes in autumn dryland sowing in Kurdistan province Evaluation of some agricultural characteristics of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) genotypes in autumn dryland sowing in Kurdistan province 1 14 75709 10.22059/ijfcs.2019.243228.654389 FA Arman Namdari Former M.Sc. Student, Lorestan University Homayoun Kanouni Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Sanandaj, Iran 0000-0002-4386-578X Hadi Ahmadi Agronomy and Plant breeding Dept., Faculty of Agriculture, University of Lorestan, KhorramAbad, Iran. 0000-0002-7120-5252 Ahmad Ismaili Agronomy and Plant breeding Dept., Faculty of Agriculture, University of Lorestan, KhorramAbad, Iran. Journal Article 2017 11 15 To evaluate the genetic diversity and develop of new chickpea cultivars for autumn planting in the country, 14 genotypes of chickpea including 13 selected lines from germplasm of International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), as well as one check variety, ILC 482, investigated in a randomized complete block design with four replications during two years (2012-2014) in Saral Agriculture Research Station, Kurdistan province. The evaluation of chickpea lines was performed in terms of number of days from planting to flowering and maturity, plant height, number of pods per plant, number of seeds per pod, number of primary and secondary branches per plant, biological yield, harvest index, 100-seed weight and grain yield. Combined analysis of variance showed that there were significant differences between the studied genotypes for days from planting to flowering and maturity, plant height, number of pods per plant, number of secondary branches, harvest index, 100 seed weight and grain yield, and new lines compared to control cultivar had a significant superiority for most of the traits. Based on path analysis, biological yield, harvest index and number of secondary branches had the most direct effect on grain yield. Therefore, to select high-yielding chickpea cultivars in autumn sowing in west highland areas of Iran, these traits should be paid more attention. In addition, FLIP 09-130C line which had higher and significant seed yield than check line (ILC 482), was identified favorable for autumn sowing in Kurdistan province. This genotype had appropriate seed yield and plant height for mechanical harvesting. To evaluate the genetic diversity and develop of new chickpea cultivars for autumn planting in the country, 14 genotypes of chickpea including 13 selected lines from germplasm of International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), as well as one check variety, ILC 482, investigated in a randomized complete block design with four replications during two years (2012-2014) in Saral Agriculture Research Station, Kurdistan province. The evaluation of chickpea lines was performed in terms of number of days from planting to flowering and maturity, plant height, number of pods per plant, number of seeds per pod, number of primary and secondary branches per plant, biological yield, harvest index, 100-seed weight and grain yield. Combined analysis of variance showed that there were significant differences between the studied genotypes for days from planting to flowering and maturity, plant height, number of pods per plant, number of secondary branches, harvest index, 100 seed weight and grain yield, and new lines compared to control cultivar had a significant superiority for most of the traits. Based on path analysis, biological yield, harvest index and number of secondary branches had the most direct effect on grain yield. Therefore, to select high-yielding chickpea cultivars in autumn sowing in west highland areas of Iran, these traits should be paid more attention. In addition, FLIP 09-130C line which had higher and significant seed yield than check line (ILC 482), was identified favorable for autumn sowing in Kurdistan province. This genotype had appropriate seed yield and plant height for mechanical harvesting. https://ijfcs.ut.ac.ir/article_75709_fcd777faaf9267c5156a7f35d022ed07.pdf