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ICARDA-Developed
Chickpea Variety Released in Canada
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chickpea line developed at ICARDA (FLIP 97-133C) has been released
in Canada as a new variety named 'CDC Luna.' The variety has tolerance
to cold and is moderately tolerant to Ascochyta blight disease. The Crop Development Center (CDC) of the University of Saskatchewan released the variety after conducting field trials, which were highly successful. Acknowledging the contribution of ICARDA in developing this new variety, the Pulse Crop Breeder of CDC, Dr Bunyamin Taran, has said that the variety has been registered in Canada as 'CDC Luna' and Dr R. S. Malhotra has been named as the co-breeder in the registration with the Canadian Government. Dr Mahmoud Solh, Director General, congratulated Dr Malhotra on the release of this variety. FLIP 97-133C now called CDC Luna, was developed from a cross made in 1994 between cold-tolerant, Ascochyta blight-tolerant and early lines at ICARDA. The improved line was selected in 1997 and sent to cooperators in different countries, including Canada, as Chickpea International Elite Nursery -Southerly Latitude 2 in 2000. |
About
ICARDA: Established in 1977, ICARDA (www.icarda.org) is one of the 15
international research centers supported by the Consultative Group on
International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). ICARDA serves the entire
developing world for the improvement of barley, lentil, and faba bean;
and dry-area developing countries for the on-farm management of water,
improvement of nutrition and productivity of small ruminants (sheep and
goats), and rehabilitation and management of rangelands. In the Central
and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region, ICARDA is responsible for
the improvement of durum and bread wheats, chickpea, pasture and forage
legumes and farming systems; and for the protection and enhancement of
the natural resource base of water, land, and biodiversity.
The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
(www.cgiar.org) is a strategic alliance of countries, international and
regional organizations, and private foundations supporting15 international
research centers that mobilizes cutting-edge science to promote sustainable
development by reducing hunger and poverty, improving human nutrition
and health, and protecting the environment.