A simple method to compare seed shape in chickpea (Cicer arietinum)


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Authors

  • Jennifer A Wood NSW Department of Primary Industries, Tamworth, NSW
  • Catherine F Keir NSW Department of Primary Industries, Tamworth, NSW

Keywords:

Chickpea, Cicer arietinum, Grain legume, Pulse, Seed shape, Seed size, Sphericity

Abstract

A simple method using a flatbed scanner and sphericity calculation was developed to determine seed shape in chickpeas (Cicer arietinum L.). Two different calculations were compared in determining the best method in terms of ease of use and resources required. The new method was then used to compare the seed shape of different sizes of 3 desi and 2 kabuli cultivars. The most angular chickpeas were the desi cultivars 'Amethyst' and 'Howzat'. 'Yorker' another desi, was more rounded approaching shape of the two kabuli cultivars, 'Kaniva' and 'Bumper'. This method provides an easy, quick, affordable, objective, quantifiable, and reproducible way to compare seed shape in chickpeas.

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Submitted

2011-09-05

Published

2008-12-05

Issue

Vol. 78 No. 12 (2008)

Section

Articles

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How to Cite

Wood, J. A., & Keir, C. F. (2008). A simple method to compare seed shape in chickpea (Cicer arietinum). The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 78(12). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/9976