CROP IMPROVEMENT AND ITS YIELD ATTRIBUTES IN RABI PIGEONPEA

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  • Durgadatta Meher , Shampa Purkaystha , Sonia Panigrah

Abstract

Cajanuscajan is commonly known as Arhar or Tur, generally used in preparing dal, which is fairly rich in
protein and minerals and eaten almost by all the Indians. The present study recorded the highest heritability for
the character seed yield Kg/ha followed by number of pods per plant, days to 50% flowering, days to flower
initiation, protein content, number of secondary branches per plant, plant height, seed yield per plant and days to
maturity. Results of variability analysis revealed that sufficient variability present among all the characters.
High heritability coupled with high genetic advance was found for seed yield per plant, number of secondary
branches per plant, number of pods per plant. Correlation coefficient studies revealed that seed yield (Kg/ha)
showed the highest significant positive correlation with number of seed per pod followed by number of
secondary branches per plant, seed yield per plant, plant height and 100 seed weight. Path coefficient analysis
revealed that number of secondary branches per plant exhibited maximum positive direct effect on seed yield
followed by seed yield per plant, 100 seed weight, number of primary branches per plant, plant height, pod
length cm, days to 50% flowering and days to flower initiation.

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2020-12-01

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Durgadatta Meher , Shampa Purkaystha , Sonia Panigrah. (2020). CROP IMPROVEMENT AND ITS YIELD ATTRIBUTES IN RABI PIGEONPEA . International Journal of Modern Agriculture, 9(4), 95 - 112. Retrieved from http://modern-journals.com/index.php/ijma/article/view/189

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