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Types of chickpea
There are two main types of Chickpea - Kabuli and desi. Kabuli has
smooth, generally large, light coloured seeds while the seeds of
Desi are yellow to black, generally smaller, and with a rough surface.
Some important varieties of chana in India:
| Name of variety |
Year of release |
Average yield (q/ha) |
| Pusa 408 |
1985 |
22-25 |
| Gaurav |
1983 |
20-24 |
| GNG 146 |
1985 |
22-25 |
| RSG 2 |
1984 |
16-20 |
| Pusa 413 |
1985 |
18-80 |
| Pusa 240 |
1985 |
18-20 |
| Pusa 261 |
1985 |
20-22 |
| Pusa 244 |
1985 |
20-22 |
| Pusa 417 |
1985 |
20-22 |
| JG 315 |
1984 |
15-18 |
| RSG 44 |
1991 |
20-23 |
| Pusa 256 |
1985 |
20-23 |
| Phule G 5 |
1986 |
20-22 |
| Pusa 267 (Kabuli) |
2988 |
20-25 |
| H 82-2 (Haryana chana-1) |
1990 |
20-22 |
| GL 83119 (PBG-1) |
1988 |
22-25 |
| Pusa 329 |
1993 |
22-23 |
| KPG 59 (Uday) |
1992 |
20-22 |
| PDG 84-10 |
- |
18-20 |
| w 39-2 |
- |
20-22 |
| ICCV-10 (Bharti) |
1992 |
15-18 |
| Pusa 372 |
1993 |
20-22 |
| Pusa 362 |
- |
23-24 |
| Phule G 1-1 |
- |
20-22 |
Varieties suitable for Andhra Pradesh:
| Name of variety |
Duration (days) |
Yield (q/ha.) |
Characteristics |
| Kranthi (ICCC-37) |
100-110 |
18-20 |
Compact and bushy plant type.
Medium sized grain. Tolerant to wilt disease. |
| Swetha (ICCV-2) |
80-85 |
15-16 |
Early and short duration variety.
Grain bold and white in colour (kabuli type). Tolerant to wilt. |
| Annegiri |
100-110 |
18 |
Bushy plant, medium to large
sized seed with amber colour, without pits on the grain. |
| Jyothi |
100-110 |
16-18 |
Similar to Annegiri in plant
type but the grain is pitted (puckered) |
| ICCV-10 (Bharathi) |
100-110 |
18-20 |
Errect, well branched plant type.
Tolerant to wilt and rootnot diseases. |
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