Inheritance of Early Maturity in Some Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) Genotypes under Rain Fed Conditions in Northern Ghana
Table 1
Summary statistics for mean of phenotypic traits for the parents and their different generations.
Genotype
DFFI
DFF
DFPM
DNPM
H@F
H@M
CW
P_PLT
S_POD
H_WT (g)
G_YD t/ha
P1
41.37
44.29
63.53
70.67
17.2
40.26
39.3
24.71
15.23
23.00
2.413
P2
29.16
33.11
43.73
49.33
7.37
10.51
104.83
38.50
16.24
8.91
0.520
F1
32.12
36.48
51.56
55.00
11.2
26.05
53.13
39.40
17.97
16.83
3.163
RF1
31.70
36.11
51.07
54.67
10.7
26.48
53.20
39.33
17.23
16.61
2.890
F2
39.75
43.50
55.70
68.33
11.31
29.60
75.98
21.82
16.24
15.93
2.420
RF2
39.03
42.03
55.43
69.00
10.39
28.11
74.77
25.53
16.50
15.78
2.157
BC1
37.37
41.55
56.07
61.00
12.88
31.84
59.23
27.06
16.47
16.49
2.603
BC2
36.82
40.67
53.20
58.33
9.89
24.96
53.57
42.56
17.03
15.61
2.713
RBC1
37.07
40.04
54.73
59.67
9.47
22.54
64.70
23.34
17.26
16.02
2.713
RBC2
36.16
38.75
51.10
57.00
9.89
23.37
62.53
27.96
17.70
12.15
2.333
Mean
36.054
39.65
53.61
60.30
11.05
26.37
64.1
31.02
16.920
15.73
2.377
S.E.D
0.43
0.69
1.79
1.41
0.73
3.09
4.50
3.83
0.37
0.49
0.13
CV (%)
1.5
2.1
4.1
2.9
8.1
14.4
8.6
15.1
2.7
3.8
6.7
(0.05)
163.09
52.63
15.89
49.82
25.32
11.93
31.87
8.61
9.64
107.84
59.73
DFFI = days to first flower initiation, DFF = days to 50% flowering, DFPM = days to first pod maturity, DNPM = days to 90% pod maturity, H@F = plant height at flowering, H@M = plant height at maturity, CDM = canopy width, P_PLT = pod per plant, S_POD = seed per pod, H_WT = hundred-seed weight (g), G_YD t/Ha = grain yield (tons per hectare), SED = standard error of difference, and CV% = coefficient of variation. .
