Abstract

Ten elite chickpea genotypes with two check varieties were grown in rice fallow condition at three diverse environments of winter season during 2011 to 2014 in West Bengal province to check their stability. The pooled analysis of variance over environments displayed highly significant differences between genotypes, environments and genotype x environment interaction demonstrating the presence of considerable variations among genotypes as well as diversity of environments in rice fallow condition. Among 10 genotypes, the maximum mean seed yield over the environments was recorded in GCP-105 (1180.78 g) and the highest mean seed yield producing environment was during 2013–14 (1152.72 g). The genotypes GCP-105, JG-11 and PUSA-547 were found to be high yielding, most adaptable and less susceptible to the changes in the environment.