Vol. 6 (3) : May-June 2015 issue
Green Farming Vol. 6 (3) : 464-467 ; May-June, 2015
Correlation, path and genetic divergence analysis in fodder bajra [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. BR.]
HARINARAYAN BIND1+, D.N. VISHWAKARMA2, BAUDH BHARTI3*, SANJEEV KUMAR4, J.K. VERMA5 and M.K. PANDEY6
Deptt. of Genetics & Plant Breeding, N.D. University of Agriculture & Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad - 224 229 (U.P.)
Designation : 1,6Ph.D. Scholar +(hnbind@gmail.com) 2Assoc. Professor, 3Ph.D. Scholar, MPUAT, Udaipur *(baudhbhartigpb@gmail.com), 4Ph.D. Scholar, CSAUAT, Kanpur, 5P.G. Student (Agron., SVPUAT, Meerut)
Subject : Crop Genetics and Plant Breeding
Paper No. : Combination of P-2460 & P-2610
Total Pages : 4
Received : 04 September 2014
Revised accepted : 08 January 2015
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Citation :
HARINARAYAN BIND, D.N. VISHWAKARMA, BAUDH BHARTI, SANJEEV KUMAR, J.K. VERMA and M.K. PANDEY. 2015. Correlation, path and genetic divergence analysis in fodder bajra [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. BR.]. Green Farming Vol. 6 (3) : 464-467 ; May-June, 2015
ABSTRACT
The observation on 36 genotypes of fodder bajra (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.). Collected from divers sources were data recorded on fodder yield and its components for 11 metric traits. Green fodder yield exhibited highly significant and positive association with grain yield per plant, 1000-grain weight and number of tillers per plant it indicate that tillers in fodder bajra is major yield contributing characters. Grain yield per plant followed by dry matter yield per plant exhibited high and positive direct effects on green fodder yield per plant. Grain yield per plant, 1000-grain weight, number of tillers per plant, plant height, dry matter yield per plant and leaf stem ratio were the most important characters contributing to green fodder yield in pearl millet and can be strategically used in the selection process for green fodder yield improvement in fodder bajra. Thirty six genotypes were grouped into five clusters. On the basis of inter cluster distance, clusters III and V were identified as more divergent clusters. The hybridization programme has been suggested on the basis of inter cluster divergence and cluster means for the character studied.
Key words :
Correlation. Fodder bajra, Path genetic divergence analysis.