Research Article

Genetic Divergence in Indigenous Wild and Cultivated Rice Species of Manipur Valley

Table 4

Diversity in 12 agronomic characters of 37 rice germplasms.

S. no.CharactersMinimumMaximum

1Flag leaf length19.44 O. rufipogon local cultivar (2) wainuchara manbi 51.19 Phourel amubi (200)
2Flag leaf width0.97 O. rufipogon local cultivar (3) murshi1.84 Champra phou (40)
3Ligule length1.22 Chak-hao poireiton (33)3.06 Chak-hao poireiton (33)
4Culm diameter0.60 Langphou (130)1.42 Phourel (198)
5Panicle length19.42 Chak-hao amubi (31)27.56 Heitup phou (70)
6Culm length73.87 O. rufipogon local cultivar (1) wainuchara 159.00 Phougak (196)
7Ear bearing tillers/plant5.50 O. rufipogon local cultivar (1) wainuchara 13.67 Phourel akupi (199)
8Days to 50% flowering87.33 Phoudum (195)121.17 Phourel (198)
9Grain length0.77 Phoudum (195)2.36 Chak-hao poireiton (33)
10100 grain weight1.85 Oryza rufipogon (4) 3.80 Chak-hao poireiton (33)
11Spikelet number/panicle56.67 Oryza rufipogon (4) 151.73 Phoungang (197)
12Grain yield/plant5.22 O. rufipogon Local cultivar (3) murshi44.95 Phourel (198)