Experiments were conducted to study the effect of four chickpea plant densities (٢٠, ٢٥،٣٣,٣ and ٥٠ plants/m٢) during ١٩٨٩, ١٩٩٠ and ١٩٩١ seasons on podborers in southern Syria in three chichpea cultivares (Ghab l, Ghab ٢ and local).