Table 4.
Shoot growth of 12 diverse genotypes of chickpea at different days after sowing (DAS) both under drought stressed and optimally irrigated conditions in a Vertisol during 2009–10 post-rainy season.
| Genotype/treatment | 28DAS |
51DAS |
84DAS |
96DAS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBM | SLA | LAI | SBM | SLA | LAI | SBM | SLA | LAI | SBM | |
| Drought stressed | ||||||||||
| ICC 4958 | 20.4 | 187.0 | 0.350 | 160.4 | 162.8 | 2.08 | 331.0 | 146.5 | 1.76 | 250.3 |
| ICC 8261 | 14.5 | 171.8 | 0.216 | 141.7 | 143.7 | 1.71 | 275.8 | 130.0 | 2.19 | 442.3 |
| ICC 867 | 13.2 | 224.0 | 0.274 | 132.3 | 194.4 | 2.10 | 298.5 | 188.3 | 2.56 | 313.7 |
| ICC 3325 | 13.0 | 209.3 | 0.246 | 124.9 | 175.2 | 1.92 | 290.8 | 173.9 | 2.56 | 306.1 |
| ICC 14778 | 8.3 | 206.7 | 0.160 | 84.0 | 164.9 | 1.10 | 199.7 | 179.8 | 2.07 | 439.0 |
| ICC 14799 | 10.4 | 204.7 | 0.204 | 89.4 | 180.3 | 1.29 | 210.3 | 189.6 | 1.73 | 344.7 |
| ICC 1882 | 8.8 | 194.0 | 0.163 | 114.9 | 165.8 | 1.53 | 214.1 | 160.0 | 1.85 | 341.4 |
| ICC 283 | 10.6 | 191.4 | 0.189 | 125.0 | 151.3 | 1.52 | 281.2 | 160.2 | 1.92 | 348.7 |
| ICC 3776 | 11.1 | 199.3 | 0.199 | 133.9 | 172.3 | 1.70 | 249.1 | 179.3 | 2.20 | 495.3 |
| ICC 7184 | 10.4 | 217.7 | 0.193 | 127.7 | 180.9 | 1.50 | 296.0 | 159.6 | 2.40 | 421.0 |
| Annigeri | 14.8 | 199.7 | 0.268 | 150.5 | 170.7 | 1.94 | 291.2 | 179.5 | 1.97 | 258.9 |
| ICCV 10 | 12.8 | 180.1 | 0.222 | 127.1 | 147.5 | 1.54 | 246.1 | 173.1 | 1.76 | 318.3 |
| Mean | 12.4 | 198.8 | 0.224 | 126.0 | 167.5 | 1.66 | 265.3 | 168.3 | 2.08 | 356.6 |
| S.Ed (±) | 1.43 | 20.1 | 0.038 | 9.18 | 19.2 | 0.235 | 32.6 | 21.2 | 0.392 | 26.1 |
| Optimally irrigated | ||||||||||
| ICC 4958 | 21.5 | 207.7 | 0.389 | 220.3 | 222.1 | 3.79 | 396.2 | 165.4 | 3.94 | 840.3 |
| ICC 8261 | 19.4 | 181.0 | 0.303 | 189.0 | 190.3 | 2.86 | 465.3 | 151.8 | 5.81 | 692.7 |
| ICC 867 | 12.4 | 212.2 | 0.238 | 123.2 | 196.2 | 1.80 | 381.4 | 230.8 | 5.67 | 759.7 |
| ICC 3325 | 14.0 | 209.3 | 0.267 | 174.3 | 228.0 | 3.14 | 373.0 | 215.1 | 5.70 | 738.3 |
| ICC 14778 | 10.4 | 195.8 | 0.185 | 134.0 | 182.6 | 2.00 | 325.3 | 192.8 | 4.71 | 632.7 |
| ICC 14799 | 11.6 | 216.3 | 0.241 | 165.5 | 238.8 | 2.28 | 381.9 | 205.1 | 5.83 | 642.0 |
| ICC 1882 | 9.4 | 195.7 | 0.162 | 129.3 | 210.4 | 2.06 | 334.3 | 220.9 | 5.45 | 605.3 |
| ICC 283 | 11.7 | 182.4 | 0.191 | 154.8 | 170.8 | 1.91 | 368.3 | 145.7 | 3.36 | 717.0 |
| ICC 3776 | 14.1 | 187.8 | 0.224 | 192.3 | 166.8 | 2.44 | 493.6 | 175.8 | 5.11 | 664.3 |
| ICC 7184 | 12.2 | 184.2 | 0.186 | 137.8 | 176.5 | 1.52 | 372.3 | 182.8 | 4.45 | 769.7 |
| Annigeri | 16.4 | 181.6 | 0.264 | 164.9 | 179.7 | 2.20 | 420.7 | 194.3 | 5.20 | 749.7 |
| ICCV 10 | 12.3 | 191.1 | 0.221 | 193.9 | 214.6 | 3.20 | 390.5 | 156.0 | 3.74 | 697.0 |
| Mean | 13.8 | 195.4 | 0.239 | 164.9 | 198.1 | 2.43 | 391.9 | 186.4 | 4.91 | 709.1 |
| S.Ed (±) | 1.36 | 15.3 | 0.037 | 11.1 | 36.2 | 0.520 | 25.6 | 30.3 | 0.985 | 49.3 |
↑SBM = Shoot biomass; SLA = Specific leaf area; LAI = Leaf area index.