Saskatchewan crop insurance will disallow a chickpea claim because of ascochyta blight if the seed contained more than 0.3 percent seed-borne ascochyta. Kabuli seed should be treated to protect against seed rot and seedling blight caused by damping off. Apron FL is a registered seed treatment recommended for kabuli chickpeas. It should be applied with the use of a commercial treater that does not damage the seed. The treated seed should be allowed to dry before applying a nitrogen-fixing inoculant.
Chickpea is a good fixer of nitrogen when inoculated properly.
Inoculants are specific to certain crops, so a pea or lentil product will not work on chickpeas, McVicar said. Seeding equipment should be correctly calibrated for the large-seeded kabuli. The thin seed coat is mechanically damaged if a high volume of large seed is forced through a small tube in an airseeder or drill. McVicar suggests driving slowly when planting large-seeded kabulis so that the seed is properly delivered at a lower fan speed. Early weed control is recommended because chickpeas are not competitive.