Vol. 6, Issue 6 (2018)
Genetic variability, heritability and genetic advance for horticultural traits in okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) germplasm
Author(s): Aditi Sharma, Vijay Bahadur, GR Lavanya and VM Prasa
Abstract: The present investigation was undertaken to study the extent of variability present in the 25 genotypes and also to find out interrelationship and direct and indirect effect on component characters on fruit yield. The materials were evaluated in randomized block design with three replications during the kharif 2016. Observations were recorded for twelve quantitative and qualitative characters. Analysis of Variance revealed significant difference for all the characters studied indicating sufficient variation in the genotypes. On the basis of mean performances Kashi Kranti (260.10 g), Kashi Pragati (254.27 g) and Kashi Satdhari (232.14 g) exhibited high fruit yield. The magnitude of genotypic coefficient of variation and phenotypic coefficient of variation was high for leaves/plant, branches/plant and fruit diameter, indicating the presence of sufficient variation in these traits. The characters plant height and leaves/plant showed high heritability accompanied with high genetic advance, which indicates that most likely the heritability is due to additive gene effects and selection may be effective.
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Aditi Sharma, Vijay Bahadur, GR Lavanya, VM Prasa. Genetic variability, heritability and genetic advance for horticultural traits in okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) germplasm. Int J Chem Stud 2018;6(6):2863-2865.
