CHARACTERIZATION OF INTERSPECIFIC DERIVATIVES OF LENTIL FOR MORPHOLOGICAL AND SEED QUALITY PARAMETERS
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2020-08-30
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CSHHPKV Palampur
Abstract
The present investigation entitled “Characterization of interspecific derivatives of
lentil for morphological and seed quality parameters” was undertaken to classify lentil
genotypes using DUS guidelines and to identify the promising ones for characters related
to yield and seed quality. The research involved the analysis of 29 recombinant inbred
lines (RILs) in randomized block design (RBD) with three replications along with two
checks viz., Markanday and Vipasha. The lines were evaluated at Research Sub Station,
Berthin, District Bilaspur (HP) and Department of Seed Science and Technology,
CSK HPKV, Palampur, District Kangra (HP) during rabi 2019-20. Using DUS
characterization, the variability in the expression of 13 distinguishing traits was observed
at seed and plant levels. Seed size, seed colour, foliage colour, anthocyanin colouration
on stem, leaflet size, plant growth habit and plant height were found to be the most useful
characters for sound classification of lentil genotypes. Sufficient variability was observed
for almost all yield related attributes and seed quality parameters. PCV values higher than
GCV indicated that the apparent variation was due to the influence of both genotype and
environment. High genetic advance as percentage of mean along with high heritability
was observed for pods per plant, seeds per pod, biological yield per plant (g), seed yield
per plant (g) and harvest index (%) suggesting their potential towards response to
selection. Most of the RILs showed good response towards Fusarium wilt, indicating the
transfer of disease resistant genes from the parents. Cluster analysis grouped the
genotypes into six clusters with CI RIL 9 and C2 RIL 79 being the most diverse.
C1 RIL 43, C1 RIL 58, C1 RIL 53, C1 RIL 62, C1 RIL 65 and C2 RIL 75 surpassed the
best check ‘Vipasha’ for most of the traits under study. Out of these RILs, C1 RIL 65
proved to be a promising genotype for yield related attributes and C1 RIL 58 performed
well for all seed quality parameters.