They present Mexican chickpea resistant to drought and diseases

Published Apr 10, 2024

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The National Forestry, Agricultural and Livestock Research Institute (INIFAP) in Mexico has introduced a new chickpea variety named Seri, which is more drought-tolerant, disease-resistant, particularly against Fusarium fungi, and better suited to withstand climate change effects compared to existing varieties like Blanco Sinaloa-92 and Blanoro. The Seri variety, characterized by its white flowers and light cream-colored, angular seeds, yields an average of 2582 kilograms per hectare, surpassing its predecessors in both yield and quality. This development is significant for Mexican agriculture, as chickpeas, especially the Blanco Sinaloa-92 variety, are a crucial export commodity, sold in over 40 countries and seeing a 33.1 percent profit increase from 2019 to 2022, highlighting the crop's economic importance and growing global demand.

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2000Agro/Editorial The Institute National Forestry, Agricultural and Livestock Research Institute (INIFAP), well public of the Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader), developed a new variety of chickpea with greater tolerance to drought and resistant to diseases and the effects of climate change. The chickpea is a legume cultivated in Mexico, mainly in the northwest and center-west, and is an attractive production alternative due to its low water consumption and economic importance as a result of local demand and international. Therefore, the Seri variety was developed as a planting option for the regions producers in our country, especially in lands with fungal infestations of the genus Fusarium —causing root diseases. To confirm the resistance of the new variety, INIFAP specialists evaluated the legume in land infested with root diseases. In these surfaces recorded an average grain yield of origin of 2582 kilograms per hectare, a figure higher than the Blanco ...

Source: MX2000