Multivariate Regression Analyses of Yield Associated Traits in Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) Genotypes

Table 1

Analyses of variance (ANOVA) and broad sense heritability estimates for the traits studied.

S.O.V	Df	Mean squares
		Days to flowering	Duration of flowering	Days to maturity	Plant height	Number of branches	Pods per main raceme	Pods per plant	Seeds per pod	Seed yield
Replication	2	2.3	16.9	3.0	938.9**	7.72**	1074**	4005**	216.3**	973157*
Treatments	27	161.1**	219.9**	51.6**	156.1	1.03**	98**	561**	16.0**	810934**
Error	54	1.0	13.9	3.7	111.2	0.31	32.2	175.1	3.6	202709
Broad sense heritability		0.98	0.83	0.81	0.12	0.44	0.41	0.42	0.53	0.50

SOV: source of variation.
^*,**Significant at and 0.01, respectively.