Table 4.
Aboveground dry weight, seed yield, harvest index, yield components, percentage flower abortion, percentage abscised pods, and percentage empty pods, total water use and water use efficiency for grain (WUEG) for 10 chickpea genotypes in the well-watered (WW) and water-stressed (WS) treatments at physiological maturity.
| Aboveground dry weight (g plant−1) | Seed yield (g plant−1) | Harvest index | Percentage flower abortion | Number of total pods (plant−1) | Number of filled pods (plant−1) | Percentage of abscised pods | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neelam | WW | 81.3 ± 7.4 | 27.27 ± 2.69 | 0.38 ± 0.02 | 27 ± 4 | 214 ± 18 | 154 ± 20 | 6 ± 4 |
| WS | 35.0 ± 3.2 | 5.76 ± 0.29 | 0.17 ± 0.02 | 50 ± 6 | 89 ± 4 | 36 ± 2 | 21 ± 4 | |
| DICC8172 | WW | 84.5 ± 3.1 | 29.58 ± 0.58 | 0.35 ± 0.01 | 28 ± 2 | 172 ± 15 | 123 ± 5 | 11 ± 1 |
| WS | 36.1 ± 0.3 | 5.17 ± 0.27 | 0.12 ± 0.02 | 54 ± 2 | 58 ± 2 | 30 ± 1 | 26 ± 5 | |
| WACPE2160 | WW | 75.7 ± 3.2 | 28.83 ± 0.93 | 0.38 ± 0.01 | 25 ± 3 | 141 ± 8 | 109 ± 3 | 8 ± 3 |
| WS | 34.7 ± 1.5 | 5.07 ± 0.85 | 0.15 ± 0.02 | 52 ± 1 | 59 ± 8 | 30 ± 3 | 30 ± 2 | |
| Genesis836 | WW | 84.8 ± 2.3 | 29.75 ± 2.35 | 0.35 ± 0.02 | 30 ± 1 | 221 ± 14 | 135 ± 7 | 10 ± 2 |
| WS | 41.3 ± 1.0 | 4.57 ± 0.25 | 0.11 ± 0.01 | 61 ± 1 | 97 ± 1 | 32 ± 4 | 39 ± 5 | |
| DICC9073 | WW | 84.7 ± 4.2 | 29.99 ± 2.22 | 0.35 ± 0.01 | 31 ± 1 | 175 ± 11 | 117 ± 10 | 17 ± 4 |
| WS | 37.8 ± 1.2 | 4.13 ± 0.43 | 0.09 ± 0.01 | 62 ± 1 | 75 ± 3 | 27 ± 1 | 33 ± 3 | |
| DICC8156 | WW | 92.1 ± 2.5 | 33.79 ± 2.23 | 0.37 ± 0.02 | 19 ± 3 | 153 ± 11 | 115 ± 8 | 12 ± 2 |
| WS | 40.3 ± 0.9 | 3.91 ± 0.21 | 0.08 ± 0.01 | 41 ± 3 | 38 ± 2 | 19 ± 2 | 24 ± 4 | |
| CICA1229 | WW | 77.1 ± 3.8 | 25.63 ± 1.77 | 0.33 ± 0.01 | 27 ± 3 | 193 ± 16 | 118 ± 4 | 8 ± 2 |
| WS | 34.6 ± 2.6 | 3.79 ± 0.42 | 0.11 ± 0.02 | 52 ± 3 | 75 ± 15 | 25 ± 4 | 32 ± 2 | |
| DICC8218 | WW | 96.7 ± 7.6 | 29.99 ± 2.07 | 0.31 ± 0.02 | 33 ± 1 | 237 ± 27 | 143 ± 8 | 16 ± 2 |
| WS | 38.0 ± 1.2 | 3.43 ± 0.24 | 0.07 ± 0.02 | 69 ± 3 | 72 ± 4 | 23 ± 2 | 38 ± 3 | |
| DICC9100 | WW | 88.4 ± 2.1 | 27.69 ± 1.10 | 0.31 ± 0.01 | 31 ± 4 | 197 ± 12 | 125 ± 6 | 8 ± 2 |
| WS | 39.1 ± 2.0 | 3.22 ± 0.33 | 0.07 ± 0.01 | 65 ± 2 | 50 ± 6 | 22 ± 2 | 30 ± 3 | |
| CICA0912 | WW | 101.9 ± 7.9 | 32.62 ± 3.91 | 0.28 ± 0.02 | 29 ± 1 | 211 ± 13 | 151 ± 21 | 4 ± 1 |
| WS | 38.9 ± 2.1 | 2.01 ± 0.31 | 0.05 ± 0.01 | 63 ± 5 | 51 ± 6 | 16 ± 1 | 40 ± 5 | |
| LSD0.05 | Genotype | 6.8 | 2.50 | 0.03 | 6 | 24 | 14 | 5 |
| Water | 3.0 | 1.12 | 0.01 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 2 | |
| Genotype × Water | 9.6 | 3.54 | ns | 8 | 34 | 20 | 8 | |
| Neelam | WW | 22 ± 4 | 229 ± 25 | 1.5 ± 0.0 | 145 ± 6 | 10.4 ± 0.3 | 28.8 ± 1.5 | 1.06 ± 0.09 |
| WS | 39 ± 6 | 43 ± 2 | 1.2 ± 0.0 | 134 ± 1 | 10.3 ± 0.9 | 13.1 ± 0.9 | 0.44 ± 0.03 | |
| DICC8172 | WW | 18 ± 4 | 168 ± 7 | 1.4 ± 0.0 | 177 ± 8 | 12.9 ± 0.2 | 33.8 ± 1.1 | 0.88 ± 0.03 |
| WS | 22 ± 4 | 36 ± 3 | 1.2 ± 0.0 | 146 ± 5 | 12.1 ± 0.3 | 14.8 ± 0.3 | 0.35 ± 0.02 | |
| WACPE2160 | WW | 15 ± 4 | 157 ± 4 | 1.4 ± 0.0 | 182 ± 6 | 11.3 ± 0.7 | 30.1 ± 0.9 | 0.96 ± 0.02 |
| WS | 20 ± 5 | 41 ± 4 | 1.4 ± 0.1 | 123 ± 3 | 11.3 ± 0.4 | 14.1 ± 0.4 | 0.36 ± 0.06 | |
| Genesis836 | WW | 29 ± 7 | 204 ± 16 | 1.5 ± 0.0 | 146 ± 5 | 11.9 ± 0.3 | 31.2 ± 0.7 | 0.90 ± 0.06 |
| WS | 29 ± 2 | 42 ± 3 | 1.3 ± 0.2 | 110 ± 11 | 12.2 ± 0.4 | 15.3 ± 0.4 | 0.30 ± 0.01 | |
| DICC9073 | WW | 16 ± 4 | 160 ± 14 | 1.4 ± 0.1 | 186 ± 8 | 12.8 ± 0.7 | 33.4 ± 1.0 | 0.90 ± 0.06 |
| WS | 31 ± 3 | 33 ± 1 | 1.2 ± 0.0 | 125 ± 7 | 12.7 ± 0.2 | 15.4 ± 0.2 | 0.27 ± 0.03 | |
| DICC8156 | WW | 15 ± 3 | 141 ± 11 | 1.2 ± 0.0 | 222 ± 6 | 13.0 ± 0.9 | 31.9 ± 1.0 | 1.07 ± 0.10 |
| WS | 26 ± 1 | 21 ± 3 | 1.1 ± 0.0 | 173 ± 11 | 12.6 ± 0.4 | 14.9 ± 0.3 | 0.25 ± 0.02 | |
| CICA1229 | WW | 31 ± 3 | 169 ± 9 | 1.4 ± 0.0 | 152 ± 10 | 11.9 ± 0.9 | 31.4 ± 1.2 | 0.81 ± 0.03 |
| WS | 35 ± 5 | 32 ± 7 | 1.3 ± 0.1 | 122 ± 8 | 11.7 ± 0.7 | 14.3 ± 0.7 | 0.27 ± 0.03 | |
| DICC8218 | WW | 24 ± 4 | 187 ± 11 | 1.3 ± 0.1 | 151 ± 2 | 11.2 ± 0.4 | 33.1 ± 1.7 | 0.91 ± 0.04 |
| WS | 21 ± 2 | 26 ± 3 | 1.1 ± 0.0 | 137 ± 16 | 11.2 ± 0.4 | 13.9 ± 0.4 | 0.25 ± 0.02 | |
| DICC9100 | WW | 28 ± 2 | 178 ± 12 | 1.4 ± 0.0 | 156 ± 5 | 11.7 ± 0.7 | 32.1 ± 0.6 | 0.86 ± 0.04 |
| WS | 26 ± 5 | 26 ± 5 | 1.2 ± 0.1 | 128 ± 3 | 11.3 ± 0.6 | 14.0 ± 0.6 | 0.23 ± 0.02 | |
| CICA0912 | WW | 25 ± 3 | 210 ± 29 | 1.4 ± 0.0 | 156 ± 9 | 12.2 ± 0.7 | 37.4 ± 1.9 | 0.87 ± 0.07 |
| WS | 32 ± 4 | 17 ± 0 | 1.0 ± 0.0 | 139 ± 3 | 12.0 ± 0.8 | 14.2 ± 0.8 | 0.14 ± 0.02 | |
| LSD0.05 | Genotype | 8 | 20 | 0.2 | 14 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.08 |
| Water | 4 | 9 | 0.1 | 6 | ns | 0.8 | 0.04 | |
| Genotype × Water | ns | 29 | ns | 19 | ns | 2.4 | 0.11 |
Data are means ± s.e.m. (n = 4). For the parameters where genotype × water treatment interaction is significant, LSD-values at P = 0.05 are given for the interaction; if a two-way interaction is not significant, the LSD0.05-values are given for the effects of genotype and/or water. ns, no significant difference. Data for aboveground dry weight, seed yield, harvest index, water use, and WUEG from five plants per container were pooled and the mean per container presented, while data for the remaining parameters were the means of the tagged plants.