Table 2.
Estimates of genetic parameters of various quantitative traits in M2 generation of Kabuli chickpea.
| Traits | Mean | Range | MSG | MSE | σ2g | σ2p | GCV | PCV | H2% | GA | GA % | CV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days to flowering (days) (DF) | 98.96 | 95.1–101.4 | 28.82∗∗∗ | 7.072 | 7.25 | 14.32 | 2.72 | 3.82 | 51 | 3.95 | 3.99 | 2.7 |
| Days to maturity (days) (DM) | 144.7 | 139–149.2 | 115.66∗∗∗ | 20.25 | 31.80 | 52.05 | 3.90 | 4.99 | 61 | 9.08 | 6.28 | 3.1 |
| Height of first pod (cm) (HFP) | 24.74 | 17.2–29.1 | 96.09∗∗∗ | 22.69 | 24.47 | 47.16 | 19.99 | 27.76 | 52 | 7.34 | 29.67 | 19.3 |
| Plant height (cm) (PH) | 54.97 | 44.2–59.7 | 185.58∗∗∗ | 40.58 | 48.33 | 88.91 | 12.65 | 17.15 | 54 | 10.56 | 19.21 | 11.6 |
| Number of primary branches (NPB) | 3.12 | 2.2–3.9 | 2.67∗∗∗ | 0.92 | 0.58 | 1.50 | 24.48 | 39.30 | 39 | 0.98 | 31.41 | 31 |
| Number of seeds/pod (NSP) | 0.99 | 0.8–1.3 | 0.11∗∗∗ | 0.033 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 16.18 | 24.47 | 44 | 0.22 | 22.05 | 18.4 |
| Total number of pods/plant (TPP) | 53.64 | 31.9–87.8 | 3 076.50∗∗∗ | 857.40 | 739.70 | 1597.10 | 50.70 | 74.50 | 46 | 38.13 | 71.08 | 55.3 |
| Total number of seeds/plant (TNS) | 54.35 | 30.1–87.2 | 3 546.00∗∗∗ | 974.70 | 857.10 | 1831.80 | 53.87 | 78.75 | 47 | 41.25 | 75.90 | 58.2 |
| Seed yield (g/plant) (SY) | 18.33 | 9.5–28.3 | 401.80∗∗∗ | 110.40 | 97.13 | 207.53 | 53.77 | 78.59 | 47 | 13.89 | 75.78 | 58.1 |
| Hundred seed weight (g) (HSW) | 33.54 | 21.3–39.9 | 198.99∗∗∗ | 65.45 | 44.51 | 109.96 | 19.89 | 31.27 | 40 | 8.74 | 26.07 | 24.1 |
∗∗∗Significant at 0.001 probability level; MSG, mean square of genotype; MSE, mean square of error; σ2g, genotypic variance; σ2p, phenotypic variance; GCV, genetic coefficient of variation; PCV, phenotypic coefficient of variation; H2, heritability in broad sense; GA, genetic advance at 5 per cent of mean; CV, coefficient of variation.