?GENETIC VARIABILITY, CORRELATION AND PATH ANALYSIS OF YIELD CONTRIBUT- ING CHARACTERS IN SWEET POTATO (IpOMOEA BATATAS LAM.)

Authors

  • M D Hossain RSS-BRAC (RDP) Ataikula, Pabna, Bangladesh
  • M G Rabbanii Departmeni of Horticulture, Bangladesh Agriculture University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh
  • M L R Mollah Entomology Division, Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA), PO Box 4, Mymensingh-2200, Bangladesh

Keywords:

Path analysis, Sweet potato, Variability, Yield.

Abstract

Evaluation of 30 sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas Larn.) genotypes for yield contributing characters and tuber yield per plant
revealed high phenotypic and genotypic coefficient of variation (PCY and GCY, respectively) for number of tubers per plant,
average tuber weight and tuber yield per plant. The heritability and genetic advance were higher for tuber yield per plant,
average tuber weight and number of tubers per plant. These three characters also reflected high heritability as well as high
genetic advance. As high positive significant correlation, as well as positive direct effect of average tuber weight and number of
tubers per plant on tuber yield per plant were found, these characters should be given prime importance for selecting high
yielding sweet potato genotypes.

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Published

2000-10-23

How to Cite

Hossain, M. D., Rabbanii, M. G., & Mollah, M. L. R. (2000). ?GENETIC VARIABILITY, CORRELATION AND PATH ANALYSIS OF YIELD CONTRIBUT- ING CHARACTERS IN SWEET POTATO (IpOMOEA BATATAS LAM.). Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 43(5), 314–318. Retrieved from http://biostaging.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/2058

Issue

Vol. 43 No. 5 (2000): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Section

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