Description:
Royal is a simple-leaf type chickpea that produces white flowers and was developed using a modified bulk-pedigree system of breeding. It is derived from a F5 selection from the cross HB-19/CA9783142 (cross # X00C015). HB-19, derived from the cross ILC1919/FLIP 85-4c, is a fern-leaf type chickpea that has resistance to Ascochyta blight. CA9783142, derived from the cross ICC19875/CA166608, is a simple-leaf type kabuli chickpea breeding line that flowers early and produces large seed.