Institute of Genetic Resources of ANAS Azerbaijan, Baku, e-mail: kamila53@mail.ru The article contains an overview of areas to collect, study, augmentation, conservation and utility of the gene pool of legumes in the breeding areas. Studies have shown that one of the main tasks of selection is the selection of suitable varieties and forms with high productivity and development of new varieties more suitable for mechanical harvesting – tall with high attachment of lower beans, maturing and nonshattering together, as well as resistance to fungal, bacterial and viral diseases. Taking into account the requirements of the present time and agroclimatic potential of the country in recent years, about 400 accessions of chickpea were included into collection, presented by expedition collections, local and breeding varieties with known properties, collected from all regions of the country and some introduced varieties obtained from International scientifi c research center ICARDA. In the relevant areas of the selection we have created new varietiy of chickpea «Jamila», which extends the state variety trials.