Wendy Vance

Phenotype and genotype data collected from the GRDC-funded project UMU2303-003RTX (Developing genetic tools to facilitate breeder use and deployment of high value acid soils tolerant chickpea germplasm). The genotype data consisted of approximately 4,300 high-quality SNP markers of 520 chickpea accessions. The phenotype data, including the tolerance index, plant growth data and yield-related traits, were collected from multiple trials across Australia from 2023 to 2025.

This collection contains phenotype data of multiple traits: Length of Longest Root; Change in root length; Root weight; Root weight per plant; Shoot weight; Shoot weight per plant; Calculated Root tolerance index; Calculated Relative Root Length; as well as the response to pH or pH plus Aluminium treatment of two hundred and ninety-eight (298) wild Cicer accessions, 17 domestic cultivars and 30 domestic crosses Cicer. Screening protocols were developed to assess domestic chickpea and wild Cicer accessions for tolerance to low pH and Al or Mn toxicity. The phenotype data are RANKED data of parameters measured from REML. All models were fitted using the statistical software package ASReml within the R computing environment. More information about Experimental methodology, Solution composition, measurements, and statistical analysis can be found in Vance et al. (2021). Vance W, Pradeep K, Strachan SR, Diffey S, Bell RW. Novel Sources of Tolerance to Aluminium Toxicity in Wild Cicer (Cicer reticulatum and Cicer echinospermum) Collections. Frontiers in Plant Science. [Original Research]. 2021 2021-June-25;12(1202). For further information, please email w.vance@murdoch .edu (Dr Wendy Vance).