SCREENING OF KABULI CHICKPEA RECOMBINANTS FOR RESISTANCE TO POD BORER (HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA HUB.) UNDER NATURAL FIELD CONDITIONS

Thirteen Kabuli advanced recombinants including check were screened against chickpea pod borer (CPB) infestation in field trial at Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB), Faisalabad to identify advanced kabuli chickpea recombinants resistant to CPB. Comparison of resistance among the recombinants against CPB showed that none was completely resistant against this pest. However recombinants CH 70/02, CH 75/02, CH 83/02 and CH 86/02 were found highly resistant. Recombinants CH 62/02, CH 64/02 and CH66/02 possessed intermediate resistance. While CH 60/02, CH 63/02, CH 67/02 and CH 68/02 were least resistant. CH 75/02 was identified as the highly resistant; 13.3% pod damage which decreased damage upto 31.1% with increased in yield upto 100% when compared with check, whereas CH 63/02 was found to be the least resistant ;22.7% pod damage, damage increased up to17.6% with decreased yield 31.4% over check