largest produced food legume globally after common bean and field pea. Chickpea is one of
important pulse crop in India, accounting 75 percent of world production. Chickpea in India
is grown on 7.58 m ha with 5.75 million tonne production and an average productivity of 793
kg/ha. Gujarat Shares 2.92, 3.65 and 0.25 per cent area, production and productivity,
respectively of the nation under chickpea. However, at present the average productivity in …