Table 4 General statistics for various traits for wild Chickpea accessions under cold stress in both the years.
Variable | Mean | Range | Heritability | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st year | 2nd year | 1st year | 2nd year | 1st year | 2nd year | |
Filled pods | 18 | 18.6 | 85–0 | 113–0 | 99.4 | 91.4 |
Number of seeds | 31.2 | 20 | 160–0 | 115–0 | 99.6 | 91.5 |
Total seed weight | 0.51 | 0.95 | 3.65–0 | 7.61–0 | 97.8 | 93.9 |
Pollen viability | 67.1 | 65.9 | 98–36 | 78–0 | 95.8 | 92.3 |
Pollen germination | 62.5 | 60.8 | 92–35 | 81–0 | 46.1 | 94.7 |
Pollen load | 2.65 | 2.69 | 5–1 | 4-0 | 62 | 81.9 |
Ovule viability | 3.04 | 2.65 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 74 | 74.8 |
Electrolyte leakage | 24.3 | 23.7 | 32.4–14.2 | 28.5–17.4 | 92.2 | 93.1 |
Relative Leaf water content | 71.2 | 73.4 | 77.8–60.7 | 81.9–63.9 | 80.02 | 84.3 |
Stomatal conductance | 115.5 | 92.7 | 190.7–80.7 | 135.8–80.7 | 75.9 | 64.2 |
Chlorophyll content | 25.2 | 24.3 | 36.2–21.1 | 38.6–18.9 | 69.8 | 67.4 |
Photosynthetic efficiency | 0.58 | 0.63 | 0.73-0.45 | 0.73-0.54 | 86.1 | 75.8 |
Carotenoids | 2.57 | 3.06 | 3.69–1.75 | 4.30–2.37 | 67.5 | 69.9 |
Proline | 21 | 22.4 | 30.5–14.9 | 32.2–18.9 | 80.7 | 87.3 |
Trehalose | 3.24 | 3 | 4.9–2.3 | 4.57–1.83 | 83.7 | 88.8 |
Total sugars | 52.3 | 52.1 | 73.7–41.6 | 76.1–35.6 | 88 | 93.7 |
Malondialdehyde content | 21.3 | 19.9 | 25.8–12.8 | 25.2–12.5 | 85.4 | 94.9 |
Hydrogen peroxide | 3.22 | 3.36 | 4.46–2.18 | 4.01–2.31 | 56.6 | 48.8 |
Superoxide dismutase | 19.01 | 17.2 | 24.8–14.1 | 25.1–13.5 | 79.1 | 92.2 |
Catalase | 3.32 | 4 | 5.9–2.4 | 5.8–2.8 | 86 | 79.4 |
Ascorbate peroxidase | 3.56 | 4.33 | 6.35–2.27 | 7.53–2.21 | 90.6 | 93.3 |
Glutathione reductase | 4.23 | 3.64 | 6.05–2.50 | 6.05–2.41 | 80.2 | 89 |
Ascorbic acid | 102.2 | 97.3 | 146.7–73.4 | 124.3–76.2 | 90.1 | 87.7 |
Glutathione reduced | 24.7 | 22.1 | 36.1–15.6 | 36.9–15.6 | 84.8 | 90.4 |