Selection of Superior Lentil (Lens esculenta M.) Genotypes by Assessing Character Association and Genetic Diversity
Joint Authors
Nath, U. K.
Rani, Santona
Paul, M. R.
Alam, M. N.
Horneburg, B.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-12-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Lentil is one of the most important pulse crops in the world as well as in Bangladesh.
It is now considered a main component for training and body building practising in first world countries.
Yield varies tremendously from year to year and location to location.
Therefore, it is very important to find genotypes that perform consistently well even in ecological farming systems without any intercultural operations.
Twenty lentil genotypes were tested during the period from November 2010 to March 2011 and from December 2011 to March 2012 with three replicates in each season to determine genetic variability, diversity, characters association, and selection indices for better grain yield.
The experiment was conducted at the breeding field of the Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh.
This study revealed that all the genotypes possess a high amount of genetic diversity.
Plant height and 100-grain weight showed significant positive correlation with grain yield plant−1 that was also confirmed by path analysis as the highest direct effect on grain yield.
The genotypes BM-513 and BM-941 were found to be the best performer in both the seasons and were considered as consistent genotype.
The genotypes were grouped into four clusters based on Euclidean distance following Ward’s method and RAPD analysis.
However, discriminant function analysis revealed a progressive increase in the efficiency of selection and BM-70 ranked as the best followed by the genotypes BM-739, BM-680, BM-185, and BM-513.
These genotypes might be recommended for farmers’ cultivation in ecological farming in Bangladesh.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nath, U. K.& Rani, Santona& Paul, M. R.& Alam, M. N.& Horneburg, B.. 2014. Selection of Superior Lentil (Lens esculenta M.) Genotypes by Assessing Character Association and Genetic Diversity. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nath, U. K.…[et al.]. Selection of Superior Lentil (Lens esculenta M.) Genotypes by Assessing Character Association and Genetic Diversity. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Nath, U. K.& Rani, Santona& Paul, M. R.& Alam, M. N.& Horneburg, B.. Selection of Superior Lentil (Lens esculenta M.) Genotypes by Assessing Character Association and Genetic Diversity. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1049367