ISSN 2756-3847
International Journal of Plant Breeding and Genetics ISSN 5756-2145 Vol. 2 (2) pp. 073-076, February, 2015. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Variability, heritability and hereditary propel in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)
Narendra Ambedkar
Department for Plant Breeding, Seed Science, and Population Genetics, School of Biological Sciences, M. J. P. Rohilkhand University, Bareilly, India. Email: [email protected]
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Accepted 05 January, 2015
Abstract
The analysis of variance study indicated the presence of significant difference among all the traits in Gossypium hirsutum accessions. The highest phenotypic coefficient of variation (GCV) and genotypic coefficient of variation (GCV) were recorded by seed index, plant height, lint index and boll weight. Genotypic co-efficient of variation had a similar trend as PCV. High heritability along with high genetic advance was observed in traits viz., number of sympodia per plant, single plant yields, seed index and micronaire value. The combinations of high heritability with high genetic advance will provide a clear base on the reliability of that particular character in selection of variable entries. Based on per se performance, the accessions MCU5, TCH1715, TCH1716 and G cot 16 were identified as potential donors for single plant yield (g), number of bolls per plant, 2.5% span length (mm) and bundle strength (g/tex). So these accessions may be utilized for crossing programme to improve a particular character in crop improvement.
Key words: Genetic variability, heritability, genetic advance, upland cotton.