RT Journal Article
T1 Genotype and environment effects on sensory, nutritional, and physical traits in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)
A1 Cobos, Maria J.
A1 Izquierdo, Inmaculada
A1 Sanz, Miguel A.
A1 Flores Gil, Fernando
AB The development of chickpea cultivars with high quality grains for human consumption is an important objective in breedingprograms. Genotype and environment effects on seed quality traits (sensorial, nutritional and physical) were studied in chickpeadry grain. Twenty genotypes were grown in winter and spring sowings over two campaigns in four different locations in southernSpain. Significant differences were observed in oil, acid detergent fiber (ADF) and protein content between sowing times (S). Inwinter, oil and ADF content were higher, while protein content was lower. Although, in general, highly significant variation wasdetected for genotype (G), environment (E) and single interactions (GE, GS and ES), the genotype effect was stronger for ADF,neutral detergent fiber (NDF), oil, starch and protein content, and for physical and sensory traits (r2>27%). In contrast, environmentplayed an important role in variation in the content of amylose and amylopectin (r2=71.7%). No high relationships were foundbetween the sensory and nutritional or physical characteristics studied. In general, our results suggest a high genetic gain for seedquality in nutritional, physical and sensory traits in chickpea. Genotypes with good seed sensory quality should be selected in thefinal stages of the breeding program, because it is not feasible to evaluate very large numbers of samples. However, in some cases,moderate correlations were found between sensory and either nutritional or physical traits. Therefore, indirect selection to increasethe frequency of genes for sensory traits in an early stage should be considered.
PB Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA)
SN 2171-9292
YR 2016
FD 2016-12
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/18410
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/18410
LA eng
NO Cobos, M. J., Izquierdo, I., Sanz, M. A. ... Flores Gil, F. (2016). Genotype and environment effects on sensory, nutritional, and physical traits in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 14(4), e0709. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5424/sjar/2016144-8719
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 1 jun 2026