Evaluation of the Productive Potential of a World Collection of Chickpeas ( Cicer arietinum L.) for the Initiation of Breeding Programs for Adaptation to Conservation Agriculture

Bacar Abdallah Abderemane (), Malika Fakiri, Omar Idrissi, Aziz Baidani, Abdelmonim Zeroual, Elisabetta Mazzucotelli, Hakan Özkan, Ilaria Marcotuli, Agata Gadaleta and Chafika Houasli ()
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Bacar Abdallah Abderemane: Laboratory of Agrifood and Health, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Hassan First University of Settat, BP 577, Settat 26000, Morocco
Malika Fakiri: Laboratory of Agrifood and Health, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Hassan First University of Settat, BP 577, Settat 26000, Morocco
Omar Idrissi: Laboratory of Food Legumes Breeding, Regional Center of Agricultural Research of Settat, National Institute of Agricultural Research, Avenue Ennasr, BP 415 Rabat Principale, Rabat 10090, Morocco
Aziz Baidani: Laboratory of Agrifood and Health, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Hassan First University of Settat, BP 577, Settat 26000, Morocco
Abdelmonim Zeroual: Laboratory of Agrifood and Health, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Hassan First University of Settat, BP 577, Settat 26000, Morocco
Elisabetta Mazzucotelli: Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA)—Research Centre for Genomics and Bioinformatics, 29017 Fiorenzuola d’Arda, Italy
Hakan Özkan: Department of Field Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Çukurova, Adana 01330, Turkey
Ilaria Marcotuli: Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’, Via G. Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
Agata Gadaleta: Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’, Via G. Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
Chafika Houasli: Laboratory of Food Legumes Breeding, Regional Center of Agricultural Research of Settat, National Institute of Agricultural Research, Avenue Ennasr, BP 415 Rabat Principale, Rabat 10090, Morocco

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 15, 1-24

Abstract: Transitioning to conservation agriculture is proving to be a better alternative and could become the norm in the future. Morocco, geographically located in a hot spot, is much more vulnerable to the hazards of climate change and the advantages of conservation agriculture remain a good compromise to ensure sustainable agricultural production. However, the lack of sufficient knowledge about this agricultural technology could be a hindrance and thus create mistrust among farmers. Therefore, the objective of our study is to evaluate the performance of a collection of chickpeas in each tillage system to identify genotypes that can be integrated into breeding programs for adaptation to conservation agriculture. Our study shows no significant effect of tillage on grain yield. Chlorophyll content and pod number made the strongest direct and positive contributions to yield for conventional and no-till, respectively. Nine genotypes including two checks (C1 and C2) were selected in both systems through MGIDI (multi-trait genotype–ideotype distance index) analysis. These genotypes would be potential candidates for breeding programs for adaptation to no-till because of their plasticity to reproduce acceptable yields in both till systems.

Keywords: conservation agriculture; conventional tillage; no-till; till system; chickpea; selection (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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