RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FLO AND PROTEIN CON Shalu Kumari 1 , Ritu R Saxena Ra 1 Dep 2 Department of Agricultu ARTICLE INFO ABST This st yield, potenti chickp field tr laborat index, to be variatio compa size an produc range o desi ch of seco sugges correla associa exhibit Copyright©2024, Shalu Kumari et al. This is an open a distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided INTRODUCTION Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is a win belonging to the family Leguminosae/ Fab chickpea is known by different names like C Bengal gram or Chani in Haryana, Rajasth Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chha Jharkhand, etc.; Chhole in Punjab, Jammu a Delhi; Chola in West Bengal; Harbara in M in Orissa; Sanagulu in Andhra Pradesh; Kada Kadalai in Tamil Nadu; and Kadala in Kera wide spread cultivation and knowledge Chromosome number in Cicer species can b 2n=2x= 16, although varying numbers both f 2x= 14, 16, 24, 32) and other wild Cicer spe 24) have been reported, but could not be co workers. ISSN: 0975-833X I Article History: Received 20 th February, 2024 Received in revised form 25 th March, 2024 Accepted 14 th April, 2024 Published online 30 th May, 2024 Citation: Shalu Kumari, Ritu R Saxena, Kanus “Relationship between flower colour, seed coat colo Journal of Current Research, 16, (05), 28407-28413. Key words: Flower Colour, Seed Coat Colour, Seed Index, Protein and Desi Chickpea. *Corresponding author: Shalu Kumari RESEARCH ARTICLE WER COLOUR, SEED COAT COLOUR, SEE NTENT IN DESI CHICKPEA (CICER ARIET a 1 *, Kanushree Nandedkar 1 , Luchika Ra avi R Saxena 2 and Mangla Parikh 1 partment of Genetics and Plant Breeding ural Statistics and Social Science, IGKV, Raipur RACT tudy investigated the relationship between flower colour, and protein content in desi chickpea (Cicer arietinum). T ial impact of these traits on the productivity and nutritional ea accessions were evaluate. Seed yield, measured in kilogr rials. Protein content, representing the nutritional quality of tory analysis. The results revealed significant variability in f seed yield, and protein content among the desi chickpea ac diverse, with pink being the most prevalent, followed by ons, with dark brown and brown being the most comm ratively less frequent. Seed index varied across the access nd weight. Seed yield ranged from moderate to high, high ctivity. Protein content also showed considerable variability of nutritional quality ranging from 13.87 to 26.85 % in see hickpea. Correlation analysis demonstrated a positive relatio ondary branches, pods per plant, seed index, biological y sting that larger seeds may contribute to higher yield p ation was found between protein content and seed inde ation with days to 50% flowering, plant height, pods per ted significant positive correlation with height of first pod. access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution the original work is properly cited. ter annual crop baceae. In India, hana or Gram or han, Uttarakhand, attisgarh, Bihar, and Kashmir and Maharashtra; Boot ale in Karnataka; ala, indicating its of utilization. be generalized as for chickpea (2n= ecies (2n=14, 16, nfirmed by other It is the third most importan beans and dry peas. South region are the primary center secondary center of origin. It maximum 1.0 m in height. It type. Based on the angle form to the ground, the plants can b semi spreading, spreading an or elliptical in shape and Chickpea is categorized int distinct botanical or morpholo diversity analysis: desi type 2015). The desi (microsperm its small seeds, pods, leafle considerable differences in f well as seed morphology, a ranges from white to red, pur brown seed coats. International Journal of Current Research Vol. 16, Issue, 05, pp.28407-28413, May, 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.24941/ijcr.47226.05.2024 shree Nandedkar, Luchika Rana1, Suman Rawte, Ravi R S our, seed index, seed yield and protein content in desi chickpea ( Available online at http://www.journalcra.com z ED INDEX, SEED YIELD INUM L.) na 1 , Suman Rawte 1 , 492 012 (CG) seed coat colour, seed index, seed he objective was to understand the l quality of the crop. Forty two desi rams per hectare, was recorded from f the seeds, was determined through flower colour, seed coat colour, seed ccessions. Flower colour was found y blue. Seed coat colour exhibited mon, while yellow and green were sions, indicating differences in seed hlighting the potential for improved y, with accessions exhibiting a wide ed and 21.70 to 48.50% in leaves of onship between plant height, number ield, harvest index and seed yield, potential. However, no significant x, although, it showed significant r plant and plot yield. Plant height License, which permits unrestricted use, t legume in the world after dry West Asia and Mediterranean of origin while, Ethiopia as the t is an annual herb which grows ts growth habit is indeterminate med by the branches with respect be divided into semi erect, erect, d prostrate. The leaves are oval are compound imparipinnate. to two major types based on ogical traits as well as molecular and kabuli type (Jadhav et al., ma) chickpea is distinguished by ets, and plantlets. Despite this, flower and seed coat colour, as are typical. The flower colour rple, and blue, with a variety of INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH Saxena and Mangla Parikh. 2024. (Cicer arietinum L.)”. International