Fig. 4

Five main stages of chickpea flower development. Petals and sepals are intact in upper row and detached in the lower row. a Closed bud stage where sepals cover petals in length at day 0. b Hooded bud stage when emasculation is done at day 1. c Half opened flower important for pollen collection at day 3. d Fully opened flower after self-pollination has occurred at day 4. e Faded flower where petals are wilted and ovary starts to expand at day 6. Bar 5 mm