Chickpeas with coloured and thick seed coats are known as desi types. The common seed colours include different shades and combination of brown, yellow, green and black. The seeds are generally small and the flowers are normally pink and the plants show various degrees of anthocyanin pigmentation, although some desi types have white flowers and no anthocyanin pigmentation on the stem. The desi types account for 80 to 85% of the chickpea. In this group the colour of the chickpea seed ranges from yellow to dark brown. Seed size is usually small and it is the most widely grown group. Plants are very small with good branching ability.
What are the characteristics of Desi chickpea?
