Selection of Superior Lentil (Lens esculenta M.) Genotypes by Assessing Character Association and Genetic Diversity

Table 5

Selection score rank and expected genetic gain of 20 genotypes of lentil considering six characters (plant height, primary branches plant⁻¹, pods plant⁻¹, seeds pod⁻¹, 100-grain weight, and grain yield plant⁻¹).

Serial number	Genotypes	Selection score	Rank	Expected genetic gain
1	BM-739	331.79	2	398.44
2	BM-70	424.94	1
3	BM-1227	199.85	11
4	BM-513	254.41	5
5	BM-1222	222.58	9
6	BM-983	184.87	14
7	BM-848	181.11	15
8	BM-279	189.24	13
9	Marmorierte Linse	157.17	18
10	Gestreifte Linse	168.82	17
11	BM-593	253.62	6
12	BM-295	234.45	8
13	BM-981	172.67	16
14	BM-185	256.83	4
15	Pisarecka Perla	108.68	20
16	BM-828	124.14	19
17	Schwarze Linse	197.51	12
18	BM-680	267.01	3
19	BM-941	211.31	10
20	BM-880	251.33	7