1. Objective 5 and 8 (chickpea)
Workplan for 2009-10
Pooran Gaur
On behalf of TL-II Chickpea Team
2. Project locations and partners
State Districts NARS partners
Andhra Kurnool & • Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural
Pradesh Prakasam University (ANGRAU), Hyderabad
• AP State Seeds Development
Corporation (APSSDC)
• National Seed Corporation (NSC)
Karnataka Gulbarga & • University of Agricultural Sciences
Dharwad (UAS), Dharwad
• UAS, Raichur
• Karnataka State Seeds Corporation
(KSSC)
3. Activity 5.1: Identify and enhance adoption of farmer and
market preferred chickpea cultivars in water-limited
areas
• FPVS have been completed and 3-4 farmer and
market preferred varieties identified at each
location
• NPT trials will be conducted on two desi (ICCV
97105, ICCV 00108) and one kabuli (ICCV 00305)
lines in Tanzania and on two desi (ICCV 97105,
ICCV 00108) and two kabuli (ICCV 92318, ICCV
00305) lines in Kenya
• Activities on breeder seed production will be
carried out under Objective 8
4. Activity 5.2: Develop improved chickpea
germplasm with enhanced tolerance to drought,
resistance to fusarium wilt and market preferred
seed traits
• Over 700 desi and 400 kabuli breeding lines
will be evaluated for phenology, grain yield,
seed traits and resistance to fusarium wilt
at ICRISAT, Patancheru.
• 135 advanced breeding lines (80 desi + 55
kabuli), ICSN-Desi and ICSN-Kabuli will be
evaluated by NARS partners in India (3
locations) and ESA (2 locations)
5. Activity 5.2
• Evaluation of over 250 progenies derived from
crosses between popular cultivars (ICCC 37, JG 11,
JG 130) and drought tolerant germplasm (ICC 4958
and ICC 8261) at ICRISAT, Patancheru.
6. MABC for improving root traits
(from TL-I)
Crosses: 3 Cultivars x 2 Donors for root traits Donors
BC1: Cultivar x F1
↓
BC1F1
BC 2: Cultivar x BC1F1
↓
BC2F1
Subjected to foreground and background selection
BC3: Cultivar x BC2F1 Cultivars
As in BC 2
↓
BC3F1
Selected heterozygous plants for QTL-linked markers
and over 90% genome of the recurrent parent JG 11
↓
BC3F2
Selected homozygous plants for QTL-linked markers
↓
BC3F3
2009/10 Seed multiplication Chefe KAK 2
↓
2010/11 Multilocation evaluation BC3F4 lines
7. Marker-assisted recurrent selection (MARS)
using good-by-good crosses for improving
yield under moisture stress conditions
(from TL-I)
Reselection generation after generation, with interbreeding of
selects (selected using QTL-associated molecular markers) to
provide opportunity for genetic recombination and cumulate
favorable alleles
2 crosses 1 cross
2009/10 Genotyping of F3 completed; Genotyping of F3 plants
F4 grown for seed multiplication
2010/11 Multilocation evaluation F4 (Seed multiplication)
of F5 progenies and
QTL analysis
Selection and inter-crossing Multilocation evaluation
of F3s of F5 progenies and
QTL analysis
•
8. Activity 5.2
Enhance resistance to pod borer by combining
different mechanisms of resistance from the cultivated
and the wild species
• Promising F6 progenies from C. arietinum (ICC
506) x C. reticulatum (IG 72933) will be further
evaluated for resistance to pod borer.
• Seven C. arietinum (JG 130, JAKI 9218, JG 11, KAK
2, JGK 1, ICC 17109, ICC 506) x C. reticulatum (IG
72933) crosses will be advanced to F3.
9. Activity 5.3: Enhance capacity of NARS in chickpea
improvement research and development and provide
training to farmers in improved chickpea production
technology
Development of infrastructure facilities
DZARC- • Upgrading irrigation facilities
Ethiopia
LZARDI- • Fencing of experimental area
Tanzania • Establishing of fusarium wilt sick plot
• Renovation of greenhouse
KARI-Kenya • Establishing of fusarium wilt sick plot
10. Activity 5.3
Training of farmers and extension personnel
• A calendar of training programs developed for each
location
• About 100 extension personnel will be provided
training on improved technologies for chickpea
production in India and ESA
• Over 3000 farmers in India and 1000 farmers in ESA
will be provided training on chickpea crop and seed
production technologies, and seed processing,
storage and marketing.
11. Degree students
Country Student Degree Research area
program
Ethiopia Tadesse Sefera M Sc Molecular characterization
Gela of chickpea cultivars
Kenya Peter Kaloki M Sc Heat tolerance in chickpea
India Tosh Garg PhD Molecular mapping of
fusarium wilt, ascochyta
blight, and botrytis grey
mould resistance in
chickpea
12. Objective 8
Developing sustainable seed production and
delivery system for reaching the poor in
drought-prone areas of SSA and SA
Workplan for India
13. Improving the availability of quality seed and
linking formal and informal seed sectors
• About 150 t breeder seed and 600 t other classes of
seed (foundation, certified and TL) will be produced
by project partners
• About 400 farmers will be trained as seed growers
and each farmer will be provided 15 to 25 kg quality
seed to promote informal seed system.
• About 20 farmers from selected villages in Andhra
Pradesh will be linked to APSSDC or NSC for
production of Foundation/Certified seed.
• Two Seed Producing Farmers’ Groups will be
established in Karnataka and linked to KSSC and
NSP of UAS-Raichur.
14. Enhancing local capacity to produce,
deliver, store and market seed
• Training of farmers, NGOs and extension officials in
seed production, processing, storage and marketing
• Training of local seed traders in proper seed
handling and storage
• Publication of chickpea seed production manual in
English and local languages (Telugu and Kannada)
15. Enhancing local-level awareness of
improved varieties (demand creation)
• TV talks
• Radio talks
• News and popular articles in local newspapers
• Field days
• Farmer Fairs
• Distribution of seed samples
17. Project partners in ESA
Country Partners
Ethiopia • Debre Zeit (DZARC)
• Holetta (HARC)
• Kulumsa (KARC)
• Debre Birhan
(ARARI)
Tanzania LZARDI, Ukiriguru
18. Activity 8.2.1: Improving the availability of initial
Foundation seed by NARS and other public sector
as well as private sector partners
Ethiopia: 12 t of foundation seed of Habru,
Arerti and Ejere
Tanzania: 3 t of foundation seed of ICCV 00305,
ICCV 00108, ICCV 97105 and ICCV 92318
19. Activity 8.2.2: Designing, testing and implementing seed
production programs, tailored to varying client needs
• Continue links with NGOs and CBO partners
involved in seed production and distribution to
smallholder farmers in Tanzania (2 NGOs) and
Ethiopia(3 NGOs)
• Farmer cooperative in Ethiopia will be used for
seed production and distribution
• Pro-poor seed delivery systems such as seed
revolving scheme, community seed banks, farmer
field schools will be continued
20. Activity 8.2.3: Designing, testing and implementing
seed diffusion, marketing, and institutional
arrangements to enhance seed delivery tailored to
varying client needs
• Farmer marketing groups established in Tanzania
will be continued
• In Ethiopia, linkages with Agricultural
Commodities and Supplies for seed multiplication
and marketing
21. Activity 8.2.4: Enhancing local level capacity to produce,
deliver, store and market seed
• Training to farmers (100) and extension staff (15)
on seed production, processing, proper storage
and market channels for seed both in Ethiopia and
Tanzania
• Complete printing of seed production manuals in
Amharic and Swahili
22. Activity 8.2.5: Enhancing local level awareness of
released varieties
• Organizing field days at seed production and
scaling up sites, seed fairs, demonstrations to
create awareness about new varieties
• Flyers describing new varieties in local language
and English will be printed and distributed
• Mass communication through Radio, TV, news
papers will be continued
23. Proposed plan for phase II
Target countries: Same as in Phase I
(ESA: Ethiopia, Tanzania and Kenya
SA: India)
Target regions: Expansion of activities to new districts
(1 to 2 districts in each country)
Activity 1: Identification of farmer and market
preferred cultivars
Emphasis in FPVS will be in the new target areas
24. Activity 2: Targeted breeding
• Use newly identified sources of resistance/tolerance
for developing improved breeding lines with
enhanced drought tolerance, resistance to fusarium
wilt, and market-preferred seed traits.
• Develop ascochyta blight resistant breeding lines for
Ethiopia and Kenya – new activity.
• Use marker-assisted breeding (MABC & MARS) for
improving yield under moisture stress conditions in
target environments (linked to TL-I).
25. Activity 3: Capacity building
• Capacity building of researchers and technicians in
using genomic tools in chickpea improvement (in
partnership with TL-I).
• Knowledge empowerment of extensional personnel
and farmers in chickpea crop and seed production
technologies, seed processing, storage and
marketing
• Degree students (MSc/PhD)
26. Chickpea seed system
Activity: Enhancing access of farmers to quality seed
• Validate and promote promising seed system
models identified in phase I
