DefinePK

Abstract

This study was carried out for three years on Ahi Evran University Agricultural Research and Application Land to determine the primary characteristics required for breeding of chickpea genotypes including heritability. Fifty-eight domestic chickpea genotypes collected and identified from Kirsehir province were the material of this study. Descriptive statistics of the studied variables, variances of the variables and degrees of inheritance were revealed in the study which was established in a Randomized Block Design Pattern with three replications. As a result of the study, it was found that the heritability values of seed yield per plant, 100-seed weight and the number of pods per plant were above 50% and it was determined that the heritability of the other examined properties were below 50%. In order to increase the success of breeding studies, it is of importance to determine the heritability of the characteristics that will be examined for the selection of genotypes to be transferred to future generations.