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The mode of inheritance of resistance to Ascochyta blight (Ascochyta rabiei) isolate G-52 in chickpea was studied in three cross combinations and their reciprocals. It was found that resistance variety I-13 was controlled by a single dominant gene pair.
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Vir, S., Grewal, J.S. & Gupta, V.P. Inheritance of resistance to Ascochyta blight in chickpea. Euphytica 24, 209–211 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00147187
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