Effect of soil Moisture Stress on Yield and Other Agronomic Characters of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Genotypes


Abstract in English

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) in the Mediterranean climate can experience two types of drought: intermittent drought stress and terminal drought stress. A study was conducted during early August 2002 to early April 2003 under glasshouse conditions, to study the response of six chickpea genotypes, four Kabuli and two Desi, to soil moisture levels.

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