Tadesse, Legesse; Mekbib, Firew; Wakjira, Adugna; Tadele, Zerihun (2018). Correlation and path coefficient analysis of yield and quality components of garden cress (Lepidium sativum L.) genotypes in Ethiopia. Journal of plant breeding and crop science, 10(10), pp. 290-297. Academic Journals 10.5897/JPBCS2018.0757
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The improvement for a trait of interest can be achieved by both direct and indirect selection of characters that are more heritable and easy to select. The aim of this study was to determine the degree and nature of associations among seed yield and seed quality related characters. One hundred eight garden cress (Lepidium sativum L.) genotypes were evaluated for their yield and seed quality related traits using a Randomized Complete Block Design with two replications at Raare of Haramaya University Research Site (HRS) and Kulumsa farmer field (KFF), Ethiopia during Meher season in 2014/2015. Correlation and path coefficient analysis were carried out to study the character association and contribution, respectively, for fourteen agro-morphological and seed quality traits. Character association analysis among yield and yield contributing characters revealed that most genotypic correlation coefficients were higher than the respective phenotypic correlation coefficients. Both phenotypic and genotypic correlations revealed that the majority of examined traits had highly significant positive correlation except for oil content and oleoresin content. Genotypic path coefficient analysis of harvest index, biomass per plant and grain yield per plant had exerted positive direct effect on grain yield per plot. Hence, the improvement in grain yield is efficient, if the selection is based on biomass per plant, grain yield per plant and harvest index at both locations.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Plant Sciences (IPS) > Plant Development 08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Plant Sciences (IPS) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Tadele, Zerihun |
Subjects: |
500 Science > 580 Plants (Botany) |
ISSN: |
2006-9758 |
Publisher: |
Academic Journals |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Peter Alfred von Ballmoos-Haas |
Date Deposited: |
26 Nov 2018 13:45 |
Last Modified: |
29 Mar 2024 06:08 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.5897/JPBCS2018.0757 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Genotypic correlation, oil content, oleoresin content, phenotypic correlation, selection |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.121425 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/121425 |
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