Purpose of Identification

ICC 4958 is a drought-resistant accession available from the ICRISAT germplasm collection It is used as a drought-resistant donor parent that produces high yields in lowproductivity, short-duration, terminal drought prone environments, e.g., those in peninsular India, and for spring sowings in West Asia, it wilts late when infected by Fusarium
oxysporum f.sp. ciceri. Pod borer damage, caused by Helicoverpa armigera is similar  to that of Annigeri, a control variety of comparable duration. The percentage of borerdamaged pods in one study was 22% in ICC 4958 compared to 40% in Annigeri.

Origin and Development

ICC 4958 is a genetic stock. It was collected from Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India in 1973, and it was among the over 1500 germplasm accessions screened for drought resistance at ICRISAT Center between 1978 and 1983