North Dakota State University * Williston Research Extension Center
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Chickpea Variety on Fallow - 2007					Williston Research Extension Center

	Days to	Plant	1000	Seeds/	Test	Grain Yield
Cultivar	Bloom	Height	Kwt	Pound	Weight	2005	2006	2007	3 yr avg
	fr plntg	in	gms		lbs/b	-------lb/ac--------

LARGE KABULI
CDC Frontier	54	11	296	6140	60.1	2314	1001	786	1367
Sierra	56	11	320	14183	45.7	1144	499	63	569
DESI
CDC Anna	54	11	172	10549	56.9	--	--	382	--

EXP MEAN	54	11	299	8745	57.0	1798	783	401	--
C.V. %	1	6	1	1	4.3	12	20	15	--
LSD 5%	1	1	9	315	6.0	304	226	105	--

Planting Date: May 10 on Fallow. Harvest Date: September 6
*Rabbits enjoyed the chickpeas early in the season. No fungicides were used. Ascochyta blight then destroyed any chickpeas that had no tolerance. Sierra chickpeas were harvested to demonstrate that intolerance. Frontier chickpeas were quite tolerant of ascochyta blight.