Screening of chickpea genotypes for boron biofortification potential

Malnutrition is a significant threat to mankind and deficiency of important minerals like boron (B) exert negative impacts on human health mostly in developing least developed countries. Chickpea an legume with wide consumption diet due easily digestible dietary protein grown. grown arid semi-arid regions Pakistan. The B-deficiency these areas not only decreases chickpea productivity, but also results lowers B concentration grains. Different genotypes are capable perform differently their divergent genetic makeup under stressful environmental conditions. Therefore, this field study screened different improve yield biofortification. For purpose 20 ‘ desi ’ (i.e., ‘TG-1430’, ‘Parbat’, ‘TG-1616’, ‘TG-1620’, ‘05A028’, ‘TG-1601’, ‘TG-1623’, ‘Thal-2006’, ‘TG-1218’, ‘TG-1513’, ‘Chattan’, ‘BK-2011’, ‘TG-1500’, ‘NIAB-2016’, ‘GGP-1456’, ‘TG-1618’, ‘TG-1619’, ‘Bittle-2016’, ‘TG-1415’ ‘Punjab-2008’) 06 ‘kabuli’ ‘TGK-228’, ‘TGK-1767’, ‘TGK-1802’, ‘NOOR-2009’, ‘TGK-1761’ ‘TGK-1805’) were sown 0 or 1 kg ha −1 as soil application. Results indicated that application improved the growth, nodulation, grains concentrations all genotypes; however, genotype significantly differed response. Of ‘Punjab-2008’ recorded highest leaf area index, duration, crop growth rate, related traits However, ‘TG-1500’ ‘NIAB-2016’ had higher content Similarly, kabuli genotypes’, i.e., ‘TGK-1802’ while ‘NOOR-2009’ 1000-grain weight, grain biological compared rest included study. was for ‘TGK-1767’ among genotypes. In conclusion, should be get productivity which accumulated more seeds future breeding programs produce B-rich reducing malnutrition.