Research Article

Genetic Variability and Association of Yield and Yield-Related Traits under Moisture Stress in Common Bean Genotypes (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) at Melkassa and Miesso, Ethiopia

Table 5

Estimate of range, mean, components of variance, heritability, and genetic advance of common bean genotypes at Miesso in 2018 cropping season.

TraitsRangeMean ± SEσ 2pσ 2eσ 2gPCV (%)GCV (%)H2(%)GAGAM (%)

DF35–3935.76 ± 1.091.050.440.612.862.1857.941.223.41
DM70–7875.52 ± 1.214.002.541.462.651.6036.461.501.99
PH35–5543.4 ± 5.1322.6415.047.6010.966.3533.563.287.56
GFP34–4239.76 ± 2.304.032.551.485.053.0636.731.523.81
INL2–53.24 ± 12.350.560.480.0823.058.4813.550.216.42
NN2–53.973 ± 8.890.330.300.0214.413.937.460.092.21
PP3–159.64 ± 14.265.925.650.2625.235.324.450.222.31
SP2–52.68 ± 13.620.450.400.0524.968.0610.420.145.35
HSW28–5340.07 ± 5.4827.7914.5113.2713.159.0947.775.1812.92
SY156–869552.4 ± 5.4821445.125798.2115646.9126.5122.6472.96219.6839.77

PH = plant height (cm), DF = days to 50% flowering, DM = days to 95% maturity, GFP = grain filling period, INL = internodes length (cm), NN = number of node, PP = number of pod per plant, SP = number of seeds per pod, HSW = hundred seed weight (g), SY = seed yield per hectare (kg), SE = standard error mean, σ2p = phenotypic component of variances, σ2g = genotypic component of variances, σ2e =  environmental component of variances, PCV = phenotypic coefficient of variability, GCV = genotypic coefficients of variability, H = broad sense heritability, GA = expected genetic advance, and GAM% = genetic advance as percent of the mean.