Characters evaluated were recorded in grain yield
(kg ha1), biological yield (kg ha1) as total dry
weight at maturity, harvest index (%) as ratio between
grain yield and biological yield multiplied by 100,
plant height (cm), number of primary branches and
pods per plant, and 100-grain weight (g). Visual
scoring for ascochyta blight, caused by (Ascochyta
rabiei (Pass.) Labr.), was used over the scale 1-9
(1/immune and 9/killed by disease) (TOKER et al.
1999). Phenotypic correlations were estimated and
factor analysis (CATTEL 1965) was performed using
MINITAB statistical program.