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