@article{Kondratenko_Bushulyan_Buhayov_2020, title={Sources of chickpea genotypes with high level of main economically valuable characteristics for breeding in conditions of the Forest-Steppe of Ukraine}, url={https://fri-journal.com/index.php/journal/article/view/619}, DOI={10.31073/kormovyrobnytstvo202090-03}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Purpose. </strong>The aim of the study was to identify samples of chickpeas with economically valuable traits on the ground of the basic collection of parent material as a source of traits for breeding in conditions of the Right-Bank Forest-Steppe of Ukraine; to systematize them by yielding capacity, elements of crop structure, duration of the growing season, morphological features, areas of use in accordance with the two main groups of culture morphotypes – kabuli and desi – in order to plan areas of breeding. <strong>Methods. </strong>Field (conducting phenological observations), laboratory (assessment of the studied material). <strong>Results. </strong>223 samples of chickpeas originating from different countries of Asia and Europe were screened in order to determine their breeding value in conditions of the Right-Bank Forest-Steppe of Ukraine. It is established that promising for selection in such conditions are samples originating from Russia, Syria and India, as well as varieties and new highperformance lines obtained from Plant Breeding and Genetics Institute – National Center of seed and cultivar investigation of NAAS of Ukraine, characterized by a set of features such as grain productivity (number of beans per plant, weight of 1000 seeds and others), and suitability for the mechanized harvesting (height of the plant, height of attachment of the lower bean and others). The studies were conducted in contrasting conditions of two years, 2018 and 2019, which differed significantly in the amount of precipitation and the sum of effective temperatures, and the nature of their distribution during the growing season, which allowed to obtain more objective information about breeding material. The nature of variability of the main economically valuable traits by groups of morphotypes as well as correlations between them is determined, this will allow to make targeted selections in breeding for the above mentioned traits, using this experimental material as genetic sources. <strong>Conclusions. </strong>A set of chickpea samples of different ecological and geographical origin with valuable breeding traits have been identified, which can be used as genetic sources in practical selection to create new varieties with specified parameters in conditions of the Right-Bank Forest-Steppe of Ukraine. The selected sources were unique in one feature as well as combined a set of features.</p&gt;}, number={90}, journal={Feeds and Feed Production}, author={Kondratenko, M. I. and Bushulyan, O. V. and Buhayov, V. D.}, year={2020}, month={Dec.}, pages={30-44} }