3 intermediate 13 Yellow brown (greyed-orange group 165C) Pooran Gaur BGMR_Est_1to9 ICRISAT 2 rough VGRP_Est_1to3 ICRISAT Pooran Gaur LFT_Est_1to3 ICRISAT Pooran Gaur LeafDW_Meas_g L Krishnamurthy ICRISAT StemDW_Meas_g L Krishnamurthy ICRISAT Pooran Gaur DRRR_Comp_pct ICRISAT ICRISAT L Krishnamurthy RV_Comp_cm3 highly resistant 1 resistant 2-3 Pooran Gaur ICRISAT FLPED_Count_1to3 ICRISAT Pooran Gaur SHSOD_Meas_pct RDp_Meas_cm L Krishnamurthy ICRISAT Pooran Gaur HTT_Comp_idx ICRISAT BSBR_Av_brnch Pooran Gaur ICRISAT ICRISAT Pooran Gaur APBR_Av_brnch Pooran Gaur COLRR_Comp_pct ICRISAT very good 4 ICRISAT Pooran Gaur FLCOL_Est_1to5 ICRISAT Pooran Gaur PDLTH_Av_mm ICRISAT ABR_Est_1to9 Pooran Gaur Beige (greyed-orange group 165D) 10 ICRISAT Pooran Gaur ASBR_Av_brnch white 5 8-9 highly susceptible moderately resistant 4-5 susceptible 6-7 ICRISAT Pooran Gaur PLN_CountPerPlot_plnt 8-9 highly susceptible 1 angular SHPOT_Meas_pct Pooran Gaur ICRISAT 8-9 highly susceptible L Krishnamurthy DTI_Comp_idx ICRISAT SY_Comp_kgha ICRISAT Pooran Gaur ALTBR_Est_1to9 ICRISAT Pooran Gaur Pooran Gaur FLD_Count_cm ICRISAT PDPL_Comp_PodPlnt Pooran Gaur ICRISAT ICRISAT Pooran Gaur SDDIA_Meas_mm resistant 2-3 L Krishnamurthy ICRISAT CH_Comp_cm ICRISAT SY_Meas_gPlot Pooran Gaur TimeFlw_50Count_day Pooran Gaur ICRISAT Pooran Gaur GRH_Est_1to5 ICRISAT 14 Orange yellow (greyed-orange group 168D) Pooran Gaur ICRISAT PLWTH_Av_cm 1 highly resistant highly resistant 1 highly susceptible 8-9 2 simple multipinnate 3 SDSHP_Est_1to3 Pooran Gaur ICRISAT 2-3 resistant 3 low Good 3 highly resistant 1 Chickpea ontology 2 present Pooran Gaur ICRISAT PDWT_Av_g serrated 2 Pooran Gaur PLHGT_Av_cm ICRISAT FDPN_Count_DblPod Pooran Gaur ICRISAT Pooran Gaur ICRISAT COLBR_Est_1to9 Pooran Gaur LFLM_Est_1to2 ICRISAT Salmon brown (greyed-orange group 165C) 7 Pooran Gaur BY_Meas_gPlot ICRISAT ICRISAT Pooran Gaur DFPD_Count_day TimMat_Count_day ICRISAT Pooran Gaur Pooran Gaur ICRISAT PLPIG_Est_1to3 SDWT_100Wgh_g Pooran Gaur ICRISAT Reddish brown (greyed-orange group 166C) 5 CT_Comp_idx Pooran Gaur ICRISAT moderately resistant 4-5 Pooran Gaur PLPUB_Est_1to3 ICRISAT SDNPL_Count_SdPlnt ICRISAT Pooran Gaur 2-3 resistant 2 Brown (greyed-orange group 177B) HI_Comp_pct ICRISAT Pooran Gaur BYPL_Wgh_gPlnt ICRISAT Pooran Gaur 15 Orange (greyed-orange group 168C) 1 high Pooran Gaur ICRISAT BPBR_Av_brnch low pubescence 1 2 Fair 6 Greyish brown (brown group 200D) 4-5 moderately resistant kabuli 2 SDSRF_Est_1to3 Pooran Gaur ICRISAT Light brown (greyed-orange group 177C) 3 1 entire and smooth SALT_Comp_idx ICRISAT Pooran Gaur resistant 2-3 ICRISAT DOTSD_Est_1or2 Pooran Gaur ICRISAT Pooran Gaur LFLN_Av_LfletLf blue 4 6-7 susceptible 1 dark pink RTKNR_Est_1to9 Pooran Gaur ICRISAT ICRISAT PLSTD_Count_PlntPlot L Krishnamurthy Pooran Gaur ICRISAT TRBR_Av_brnch ICRISAT Pooran Gaur FWR_Comp_pct Pooran Gaur SHWT_Wgh_g ICRISAT GRV_Est_1to3 ICRISAT Pooran Gaur Pooran Gaur LMR_Est_1to9 ICRISAT SYPL_Av_g ICRISAT Pooran Gaur acronym 2 double dark blue 3 CKT_count_min EIAR Asnake Fikre L Krishnamurthy TE_Comp_gkg ICRISAT WUE_Comp_gkg L Krishnamurthy ICRISAT Pooran Gaur ICRISAT PBR_Comp_pct low anthocyanin 2 3 high anthocyanin L Krishnamurthy ICRISAT RLD_Comp_cmcm3 excellent 5 1 no anthocyanin ICRISAT RTRatio_Comp_pct L Krishnamurthy RSA_Comp_cm2 L Krishnamurthy ICRISAT CID_Meas_PerThsnd ICRISAT L Krishnamurthy 2 average 2 moderate pubescence 12 Light yellow (greyed-orange group 164C) ICRISAT Pooran Gaur RTWT_Wgh_g TST_Est_1to5 EIAR Asnake Fikre CYSNR_Est_1to9 Pooran Gaur ICRISAT 1 single 6-7 susceptible Grey (greyed-green group 196A) 8 high pubescence 3 highly resistant 1 NPDPL_Av_podPlnt EIAR Asnake Fikre 8-9 highly susceptible 19 Light green (greyed-green group 193B) pink 2 4-5 moderately resistant susceptible 6-7 moderately resistant 4-5 SDPD_Comp_sdpod Pooran Gaur ICRISAT resistant 2-3 PRT_Meas_pct Pooran Gaur ICRISAT 4 Dark brown (greyed-orange group 177A) 8-9 highly susceptible tuberculated 3 susceptible 6-7 11 Yellow (greyed-orange group 164B) attribute Pooran Gaur ICRISAT TimeFlw_1stCount_day highly resistant 1 ICRISAT RL_Comp_cm L Krishnamurthy susceptible 6-7 Pooran Gaur SDCOL_Est_1to21 ICRISAT susceptible 6-7 desi 1 4-5 moderately resistant 1 normal VRLR_Est_1to9 Pooran Gaur ICRISAT resistant 2-3 8-9 highly susceptible highly resistant 1 1 Black (black group 202A, 202B, brown group 200A) L Krishnamurthy ICRISAT LfChlorCt_Meas_SPAD moderately resistant 4-5 1 absent 2 semi-erect (16-250 from vertical) Ivory white (orange-white group 159C) 17 3 semi-spreading (26-600 from vertical) 9 Brown beige (greyed orange group 173D) 1 smooth erect (0-150 from vertical) 1 SLA_Comp_cm2g ICRISAT L Krishnamurthy entity 2-3 resistant owls head shaped 3 21 Black brown mosaic (black group 202A,greyed-orange group 177E) 18 Green (greyed-green group 191A, grey group 201A) Yellow beige (orange-white group 159C) 16 4-5 moderately resistant 8-9 highly susceptible Variegated 20 3 triple susceptible 6-7 highly resistant 1 4 spreading (61-800 from vertical) bad 1 prostrate (branches flat on the ground) 5 2 pea shaped % Root length - Method Usually measured through winrhizo software from scanned image files or maually using a measuring scale Harvest index Proportion of grain yield over total biomass yield HI Plant Biomass partionning to seed Leaf type - Method Classification of leaf type based on visual observation Seed yield Seed Yield Weight of seed per unit of area SY fertile pods/plant FDPN Filled double pod number Filled double pod number Is a count of the number of filled chickpea double pods produced by a double podded line. Double-podded plant Plant pigmentation category seeds/pod Time to maturity TimeMat Plant Maturity time Time elpased from sowing to maturity Taste categories Seed yield per plot - Method Weight of seed harvested from each plot Root Root length density Length per volume of soil RLD The length of roots present in a unit volume of soil Seed weight SDWT Weight Weight of a seed Seed Root length density - Method Calculated using both root length measured and soil volume from where the root comes. cm SPAD chlorophyll meter readings - Method Using SPAD chlorophyll meter Index cm Number of leaflets per leaf - Method Average of 9 leaves (from the median part of the plant), 3 each from 3 randomly-selected plants at mid-pod filling stage. Extent of hairiness of the shoot Pubescence Plant pubescence Plant PLPUB Shoot biomass is harvested and weighed and the water used during the growing time is calculated using initial and final soil weights plus the rainfall Water use efficiency - Method day Leaf dry weight taken after seperation and oven drying at 80∞C for at least 3 days Leaf dry weight - Method Proportion of dead plants in a plot due to fusarium wilt Fusarium wilt resistance - Method CYSNR Causative agent: Heterodera spp. Syncytia are formed on the roots which become necrotic. Root Cyst nematode resistance Cyst nematode resistance COLRR Causative agent:Sclerotium rolfsii. It causes constriction of collar region and rotting. White strands grow over affected tissue. Sclerotia, small round fungal structures that look like mustard seeds, are seen on the dead tissues Collar rot resistance Plant Collar rot resistance VGRP Plant Variety group Variety type Type of chickpea e.g., desi, kabuli or intermediate ? Surface of the seed e.g., rough, smooth, tuberculated SDSRF Surface Seed Seed surface Disease resistance scale Plant GRH Growth habit of the plant Growth habit Growth habit Protein % - Method In laboratory, analyse the whole seed crude protein content Counting the number of days from sowing to appearnce of first floewer Days to first flower - Method variety group scale % Number of flowers per peduncle Flower number Peduncle FLPED Number of flowers per peduncle BSBR Number of basal secondary branches per plant Basal secondary branches number per plant Plant Basal secondary branches number g/plot Ratio of shoot biomass produced per unit of water lost from the field through both transpiration and evaporation Plant Water use efficiency Water use efficiency WUE cm3 Transpiration efficiency TE Ratio of shoot biomass produced per unit of transpired water Transpiration efficiency Plant Weight of oven-dried roots from a plant Root dry weight - Method Leaf chlorophyll content Chlorophyll content Chlorophyll content in the leaf LfChlorCt Leaf BGMR Pod Botrytis grey mold resistance Causative agent:Botrytis cinerea. It causes water soaked and irregular lesions on the pod that contain either small shriveled seeds or no seeds at all, lesions girdle the stem completely Botrytis grey mold resistance Length of pods Pod length Pod Length PDLTH Counting the number of days from sowing to maturity Days to maturity - Method Time elapsed between sowing and pod formation Plant Pod formation time Time to pod formation DFPD % Apical primary branches number per plant APBR Number of apical primary branches per plant Plant Apical primary branches number branches g/plot CH Height of the canopy Canopy Canopy height Height Mean number of apical secondary branches from 3 or 5 randomly selected plants at maturity Apical secondary branches number - Method Root volume RV Volume of root Volume Root plants/plot Shoot biomass is harvested and weighed and the water used during the growing time is calculated using initial and final weight of the containers Transpiration efficiency - Method Root surface area Surface area RSA Root Surface of roots PLN Plant Plant number per experimental unit Number per experimental unit Number of plants per experimental unit Early growth vigor - Method At 10-15 days after emergence, observe the growth vigor visually Average canopy height of three/five representative plants of an accession. Canopy height - Method day Time to flowering TimeFlw Time elpased from sowing to flowering Flowering time Plant Seed diameter of fully dried seed Diameter SDDIA Seed diameter Seed pods/plant Leaf Leaf miner resistance LMR Causative agent: Liriomyza cicerina. The leaflets are mined, have a reduced photosynthetic capacity and senesce prematurely. Leaf miner resistance % Cooked seed Taste Taste Taste of seed for Consuming TST Plant number per plot - Method Counting number of plants per plot Plant Vigor Vigor of the plant growth charaterized by the plant height and shoot biomass Growth vigor GRV Plant width Width of the plant i.e., the spread of the plant canopy Width Plant PLWTH Dots on seed coat - Method Visual observation (present, absent) g PDPL Pod number Plant Number of pods counted per plant Pods per plant leaf type categories mm Stem dry weight - Method Stem dry weight taken after seperation and oven drying at 80∞C for at least 3 days Proportion of dead plants in a plot due to collar rot Collar rot resistance - Method Counting the number of days from first flower to end of flowering Flowering duration - Method Seed number Plant SDNPL Number of seeds per plant Seed per plant Disease resistance scale Flower Color of the flower Color Flower color FLCOL Dry weight Stem Stem Dry Weight of a sample Stem dry weight StemDW Weight of harvested seeds on a plot divided by the surface of the plot Seed yield - Method Visual estimation of the resistance to the disease Alternaria blight resistance - Method cm Ratio of carbon isotope in tissue relative to the air CID Plant Carbon isotope discrimination Carbon isotope discrimination % Basal primary branches number - Method Mean number of basal primary branches from 3 or 5 randomly selected plants at maturity Visual estimation of the resistance to the disease Viral (stunt) resistance - Method Root Root knot nematode resistance Causative agent: Meloidogyne spp. It causes formation of galls on the root Root knot nematode resistance RTKNR Ratio of C13/C12 in leaf in relation to the air Carbon isotope discrimination - Method Cold tolerance index calculated by dividing the percentage of filled pods of the cold-stressed plants by that of the control plants. Cold tolerance - Method Plant FWR Fusarium wilt resistance Resistance to Fusarium blight Causative agent:Fusarium oxysporum f.sp.ciceris. It causes seedlings to die, seedlings collapse and lie flat on the ground, when uprooted plants show uneven shrinking of the stem above and below the collar region Dry weight Leaf Dry Weight of a sample Leaf dry weight LeafDW Leaf Calculated through length and diameter measured through winrhizo software Root surface area - Method The dry weight of the plant (excluding roots) harvested from an area Plant Biomass yield Biomass yield BY double pods day Visual observation on intensity of trichomes on the shoot Plant pubescence - Method Seed color Seed Color Color of the seed coat. It can describe the main color of the seed coat (e.g., black, brown, green, yellow, white), its different color shades, its combination of colors SDCOL LFLN Leaflet number Number of leaflets in a fully developed leaf Leaf Number of leaflets per leaf Pigmentation Extent of anthocyanin pigmentation in the plant Plant pigmentation PLPIG Plant branches branches Seed yield per plant Weight of seeds obtained from a plant. SYPL Seed weight Plant Ascochyta blight resistance - Method Visual assessment of the resistaance to the disease Seeds per pod - Method Ratio between seed number per plant and pod number per plant. branches High temperature tolerance - Method Heat tolerance index calculated by dividing the percentage of filled pods of the heat-stressed plants by that of the control plants. Averaged weight of air-dried seeds harvested from each plant Seed yield per plant - Method Biomass weight Plant Biomass yield per plant The dry weight of the whole plant (excluding roots) BYPL Plant Salinity tolerance Salinity tolerance SALT Degree of tolerance to soil salinity Diameter of fully dried seed is measured using vernier caliper Seed diameter - Method Drought tolerance index - Method Drought yield is assumed as a function of days to flowering, yield potential and residual in a multiple regression approach. The standardized residual is considered as drought tolerance index g Mean number of apical primary branches from 3 or 5 randomly selected plants at maturity Apical primary branches number - Method Number of basal primary branches per plant Basal primary branches number per plant Plant Basal primary branches number BPBR Root dry weight/total plant dry weight Plant RTRatio Root dry weight/total plant dry weight Ratio of Root Dry weight to that of the whole plant dry weight g Drought tolerance DTI Plant Standard residual after removing the effects of flowering time and yield potential advantages from the drought yields Drought tolerance index g Type of seed shape index Count taken within a plot Plant stand - Method PLHGT Height of the plant described as the distance between the soil and the plant canopy Plant Plant height Height Botrytis grey mold resistance - Method Visual estimation of the resistance to the disease Leaf Type LFT Type of leaf of the plant e.g., normal/simple/multipinnate Leaf type Average weight from 3 or 5 randomly-selected plants at maturity Pod weight - Method Seed per plant - Method Number of seeds counted per plant Surface categories High temperature tolerance High temperature tolerance Degree of tolerance to high temperature Plant HTT Disease resistance scale Average number of pods from 3 or 5 randomly selected plants Pods per plant - Method % Dry root rot resistance - Method Proportion of dead plants in a plot due to dry root rot Presence scale day Flowering type Number of tertiary branches per plant Tertiary branches number per plant Plant Tertiary branches number per plant TRBR Causative agent:Colletotrichum capsici. It causes elongated, sunken, dark brown spots on the lower part of the stem, wilting and drying due to severe infection Colletotrichum blight resistance Colletotrichum blight resistance Plant COLBR Cooking time - Method Number of Minutes taken for seed to cook Plant width - Method Measuring of the plant canopy spread, average fronm 3 or 5 plants randomly selected plants at maturity 100-seed weight - Method Count 100 well-developed whole air-dried seeds and weigh plants g/plant Seed protein content Seed Protein content Protein content of the whole seed PRT Shoot sodium content from plants/subset of plants. SHSOD Shoot sodium Sodium content Shoot Plant Causative agent:Ascochyta rabiei. It causes dark brown lesions at the base of the stem of emerging seedlings, seen during the flowering and podding phases of blighted plants in the field, affected seedlings die ABR Ascochyta blight resistance Resistance to Ascochyta blight Number of flowers per peduncle - Method Visual observation of the number of flowers per peduncle Margin Type of leaflet margin e.g., smooth, serrated Leafllet LFLM Leaflet margin Ratio of area to the weight of leaves. Leaf area is measured using leaf area meters and leaf weight using precision balances Specific leaf area - Method Number of seeds per pod from a plant Seeds per pod SDPD Seed number Pod ASBR Plant Apical secondary branches number Number of apical secondary branches per plant Apical secondary branches number per plant Biomass yield per plant - Method At harvest, weigh an oven or sun dried plant (excluding roots) g Pod borer resistance The extent of damage caused by the pod borer. Causative agent:Helicoverpa armigera. The insect feeds on all green parts and defoliate young crops, large larvae cut round holes in the pod wall and devour the seed inside. Pod borer resistance Plant PBR Pod length - Method Average length of 9 randomly chosen pods, 3 each from 3 randomly-selected plants at mid-pod filling stage Shoot dry weight - Method Measuring the weight of the total shoot above ground scale_of SLA Leaf area per dry weight of leaves Specific leaf area Leaf Area per weight Fertile pod number No. of fertile pods per plant Number of pods with seed Plant NPDPL cm2 g-1 Plant CT Cold tolerance Degree of tolerance to cold Cold tolerance cm cm2 Cooking time for dry seed without soaking CKT Cooking time Cooking time Seed Potassium content Shoot Shoot potassium Shoot potassium content from plants/subset of plants. SHPOT Margin type categories Causative agent: Pea leaf roll virus. It causes stunted growth and discoloured (yellow, orange or brown) foliage VRLR Viral (stunt) resistance Viral (stunt) resistance Leaf Counting the number of days from sowing to first pod formation Days to first pod formation - Method seeds/plant Disease resistance scale Root Length Cumulative root length of a sample Root length RL Root volume - Method Calculated through length and diameter measured through winrhizo software % Weight of pods from a plant Weight Pod weight PDWT Pod SHWT Shoot Weight of the shoot without roots Shoot dry weight Dry weight Pubescence categories Seed shape Seed Shape Shape of the seed e.g., angular/pea shaped/owls head SDSHP Trait indicating the presence or absence of dots on the seed coat. Dot presence DOTSD Seed coat Dots on seed coat Type of growth habit categories Biomass yield per plot - Method Taking weight of oven or sun dried plant (excluding roots) of a plot index cm g kg-1 water leaflets/leaf index Visual observation Leaflet margin - Method Visual observation Flower color - Method SPAD units Harvest index - Method Proportion of grain yield over total biomass yield by dividing the weight of harvested grain by the weight of harvested biomass Visual observation of the surface of the seed (e.g., rough, smooth, tuberculated) Seed surface - Method day Rooting depth - Method Measured in field pits or containers Cyst nematode resistance - Method Visual estimation of the resistance to the disease Visual observation at mid-pod filling stage of the angle of primary branches Growth habit - Method Dry weight Root Root dry weight Dry weight of the root RTWT RDp Rooting depth Rooting depth Rooting depth of the plant Root g kg-1 water Seed color - Method Visual observation of the color Salinity tolerance - Method Salinity tolerance index calculated by dividing the biomass or grain yield of the plants grown under saline conditions by that of the control plants. Damage at pod stage measured by counting total pods and damaged pods and calculating proportion of damaged pods Pod borer resistance - Method Leaflet Causative agent: Alternaria alternata. It causes water-soaked purple lesions on leaflets which later turn brown to dark brown Alternaria blight resistance Alternaria blight resistance ALTBR g Days to 50% flowering - Method Counting the number of days from sowing to 50% of plants started flowering Seed color category % Colletotrichum blight resistance - Method Visual estimation of the resistance to the disease Visual estimation of the resistance to the disease Leaf miner resistance - Method DRRR Dry root rot resistance Causative agent:Rhizoctonia bataticola. It causes drying up of plants. Roots become brittle and minute sclerotia are seen on the exposed roots Plant Dry root rot resistance Visual assessment Variety group - Method Number of tertiary branches from 3 or 5 randomly selected plants at maturity Tertiary branches number - Method Basal secondary branches number - Method Mean number of basal secondary branches from 3 or 5 randomly selected plants at maturity PLSTD Number per area Plant Number of plants in a productive unit Plant stand % Minutes cm cm-3 Disease resistance scale Visual estimation of the resistance to the disease Root knot nematode resistance - Method Tasting the Seed with at least 10 Persons Taste - Method Disease resistance scale Disease resistance scale Shoot sodium - Method Determination of Sodium content by using nitric acid digestion method (AAS & ICP-OES) at vegetative stage Period during which plants continue to flower Flowering duration Flowering duration Plant FLD Measure the height of the plant from the soil surface to the canopy at the end of flowering and calculate the mean canopy height of five representative plants Plant height - Method Counting of number of filled double pods produced by a double-podded genotype Filled double pod number - Method Seed shape - Method Visual observation Root dry weight/total plant dry weight - Method Calculated using both root and shoot dry weights. mm Flower color category g Disease resistance scale Visual observation of the extent of anthocyanin pigmentation on stem and leaves at flowering Plant pigmentation - Method variable_of kg/ha Average number of pods with seed from 3 or 5 randomly selected plants No. of fertile pods per plant - Method Shoot potassium - Method Determination of potassium content by using nitric acid digestion method (AAS & ICP-OES) at vegetative stage branches Growth vigor category method_of