Research Article

Agromorphological Diversity and Disease Assessment of Grain Amaranth in Lamjung, Nepal

Table 6

Elite accessions for different yield attributing traits among 12 amaranth accessions.

S.N.Desirable traitsValue (mean + SE)No. of accessionsAccessions

1Grain yield/ha436.503NGRCO 6977, CO 2435, CO 1239
2Panicle length12.354CO 1239, CO 2435, NGRCO 6977, NGRCO 6904
3Number of panicles20.901NGRCO 6977
4Inflorescence length27.724CO 2435, CO 1239, NGRCO 6977, NGRCO 6904
5Number of inflorescences6.393NGRCO 6904, CO 2435, CO 1239
61000 seed weight0.6165NGRCO 6977, CO 2435, CO 6958, NGRCO 6904, NGRCO 6864
7Plant height115.954NGRCO 6977, NGRCO 6904, NGRCO 6864, CO 6124