Kabuli chickpea variety ‘RLB Chana Kabuli 1’, is a new variety of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) developed by Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi which is notified for cultivation in the South Zone. In multi-locational trials of ICAR- All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Chickpea for three years, it recorded an average grain yield of 15.49q/ha which was higher than the checks. The variety RLB Chana Kabuli 1 (RLBGK 1) has shown resistance against fusarium wilt, moderate resistance against dry root rot and stunt disease at different zones.
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Third Advance Estimates of Production of Foodgrains for 2020-21. Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India. 25th May, 2021(https://eands.dacnet.nic.in/Advance_Estimate/Time Series 3 AE. 2020-21 English.pdf).
Samineni, S. and Gaur, P.M. 2021. 10 new chickpea varieties released in 2020 in collaboration with NARS (https://www.icrisat.org).
