PERFORMANCE OF FENUGREEK (Trigonella foenumgraecum L.) GENOTYPES FOR GROWTH AND YIELD UNDER NORTHERN DRY ZONE OF KARNATAKA
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2016-06
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University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot
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The present investigation was carried out at College of Horticulture ( Haveli
Farm), Bagalkot, during rabi season of the year 2015-16 to identify the high yielding
fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) genotypes suitable for Northern dry zone
of Karnataka and to estimate the variability for growth and yield components.
All the 17 genotypes which are selected for the experiment varied significantly
with respect to growth, yield and yield attributing characters. Among tested genotype
the DFC-17 was found superior with respect to growth parameters, yield characters of
yield (8.31q/ha), the phenotypic coefficient of variance (PCV), genotypic coefficient
of variance (GCV) were maximum for the number of pods per plant (20.31 and 19.70)
and plant spread at 90 DAS per plant (20.27 and 19.60 ).
The estimation of Heritability and genetic advance over mean were highest
for plant height at 90 DAS (96.55 and 16.48), number of pods per plant (93.58 and
39.27), plant spread at 90 DAS (93.52 and 39.06) and yield per plant (79.06 and
25.07).
The plant character plant height at 90 DAS found positive and significantly
correlated with seed yield per plant at genotypic and phenotypic levels (0.622 and
0.544). In path analysis it is revealed that plant height at 90 DAS (2.690) having high
positive direct effect on seed yield of fenugreek. Existence of high variability, wide
variation between PCV and GCV coupled with moderate to low heritability and
genetic advance of both additive and non additive interaction may be exploited for
further breeding programme.
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