Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is an important pulse crop with a wide range of potential nutritional benefitsbecause of its chemical composition. Seeds from seven chickpea genotypes were evaluated for their proximateanalysis for quantitative traits, protein, oil and mineral composition. The experimental material comprising 7genotypes of chickpea was grown in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replicationsduring the vegetation periods 2013 and 2014 in Ferizaj locality, in the southern part of Kosova 35 km awayfrom capital city Pristina. The results showed that there was wide variation among chickpea genotypes. Grainyield was 22.72 g plant-1 while protein was 28.85 g/100 g. Genotypes FBV-RA and FBV-FE exhibited thehighest protein content (mean = 29.70 g/100 g and 29.66 g/100 g, respectively). Oil content was 2.878 g/100 g.Also genotypic differences for mineral content were statistically significant. It was observed that the first threeprincipal components explained 96.3% of the variability. Based on cluster analyses, the chickpea genotypeswere classified into four main groups. Generally, results and findings suggest to be a great chance of geneticimprovements in chickpea.
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