Table 1.
Characteristics of five selected genotypes of Cicer arietinum grown in a sodic field (pooled across soil pH values) at Kaithal in India
| Genotype | Nodules (no. per plant) | Nodule dry mass (mg per plant) | Shoot dry mass (g per plant) | Shoot N (% dry mass) | Shoot Na (% dry mass) | Shoot K (% dry mass) | Shoot N content (mg per plant) | Grain yield (g per plant) | Straw yield (g per plant) |
| Plants harvested 40 days after sowing | |||||||||
| CSG 8890 (salt‐sensitive) | 1·7 | 6·8 | 0·22 | 3·2 | 0·30 | 2·1 | 7·1 | ||
| BG 256 (check) | 2·8 | 10·9 | 0·32 | 2·9 | 0·26 | 1·9 | 9·1 | ||
| C 235 (check) | 2·7 | 10·8 | 0·21 | 3·3 | 0·29 | 2·2 | 7·0 | ||
| CSG 9372 (high‐nodulation) | 4·5 | 16·7 | 0·36 | 3·5 | 0·32 | 1·9 | 12·4 | ||
| CSG 8962 (salt‐tolerant) | 2·9 | 10·0 | 0·21 | 3·2 | 0·32 | 2·3 | 6·8 | ||
| LSD P = 0·05 | N.S. | N.S. | 0·14 | 0·6 | N.S. | 0·2 | 4·2 | ||
| Plants harvested 90 (153 for grain and straw) d after sowing | |||||||||
| CSG 8890 (salt‐sensitive) | 1·3 | 71 | 1·9 | 2·5 | 0·30 | 1·7 | 47·4 | 5·2 | 5·0 |
| BG 256 (check) | 4·7 | 128 | 3·2 | 3·1 | 0·38 | 1·7 | 99·9 | 9·9 | 11·3 |
| C 235 (check) | 2·4 | 130 | 1·7 | 3·4 | 0·29 | 1·4 | 59·8 | 5·4 | 4·7 |
| CSG 9372 (high‐nodulation) | 7·1 | 209 | 3·8 | 2·5 | 0·32 | 1·6 | 94·3 | 8·7 | 12·6 |
| CSG 8962 (salt‐tolerant) | 2·7 | 200 | 2·0 | 2·8 | 0·33 | 1·5 | 59·1 | 6·9 | 8·0 |
| LSD P = 0·05 | 3·9 | N.S. | 1·6 | 0·9 | N.S. | N.S. | N.S. | N.S. | 2·2 |
Grain and straw yield are at harvest, 153 d after sowing.
N.S., not significant.