Genetic variability studies in forage type hybrid parents of pearl millet

    Govintharaj, P and Gupta, S K and Maheswaran, M and Sumathi, P (2017) Genetic variability studies in forage type hybrid parents of pearl millet. Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding, 8 (4). pp. 1265-1274. ISSN 0975-928X

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    Abstract

    One hundred and sixteen forage-type hybrid parents of pearl millet were investigated in summer season for two years, the results revealed that the traits like number of tillers and leaf to stem ratio (L/S) at first cut (50 days after planting); and dry forage yield (DFY) at second cut (30 days after first cut) had high phenotypic coefficient of variation (PCV) values than genotypic coefficient of variation (GCV), hence selection will not be effective for these traits. Many of the desirable and undesirable forage quantity and quality linked traits under investigation had GCV almost equivalent to PCV, thus selection to improve those traits might be effective. High to moderate heritability coupled with high genetic advance per cent of mean (GA) was observed for plant height in both the cuts, indicating, this trait to be controlled by additive gene action and thus can be improved through selection, while, moderate heritability and high GA was observed for DFY at first cut; for green forage yield (GFY) at second cut and for total green forage yield (TGFY) from both the cuts, hence improvement in these traits will be possible through selection at later generations.

    Item Type: Article
    Divisions: Research Program : Asia
    CRP: UNSPECIFIED
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Pearl millet, biomass yield, forage quality, genetic advance, heritability
    Subjects: Others > Plant Breeding
    Mandate crops > Millets > Pearl Millet
    Others > Genetics and Genomics
    Depositing User: Mr Ramesh K
    Date Deposited: 10 Apr 2018 06:14
    Last Modified: 10 Apr 2018 06:14
    URI: http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/10544
    Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/0975-928X.2017.00181.8
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