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Genetic Variability, Heritability, and Clustering Pattern Exploration of Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc) Accessions for the Perfection of Yield and Yield-Related Traits

Table 10

Relative proportion of average grand yield for five clusters revealed by cluster analysis of Bambara groundnut accessions.

ClusterAccessions numberAccessionsAverage yield (kg/ha)RPGY (%)

Cluster I59 (39.33%)S1G37, S1G76, S1G68, S1G83, S1G35, S1G44, S1G97, S1G112, S1G1,S1G67, S1G72, S1G87, S1G110, S1G95, S1G106, S1G9, S1G24, S1G85, S1G130, S1G16, S1G102, S1G91, S1G123, S1G145, S1G117, S1G7, S1G81, S1G142, S1G135, S1G15, S1G45, S1G6, S1G21, S1G40, S1G48, S1G39, S1G120, S1G60, S1G105, S1G22, S1G31, S1G132, S1G36, S1G126, S1G128, S1G140, S1G61, S1G100, S1G47, S1G98, S1G41, S1G115, S1G96, S1G127, S1G86, S1G125, S1G51, S1G121, S1G1361077.30 (20.64%)(+) 2.67

Cluster II23 (15.33%)S1G77, S1G92, S1G32, S1G137, S1G2, S1G17, S1G53, S1G113, S1G63, S1G144, S1G62, S1G70, S1G150, S1G75, S1G122, S1G138, S1G143, S1G93, S1G74, S1G78, S1G108, S1G1071537.19 (29.45%)(+) 46.51

Cluster III15 (10%)S1G49, S1G118, S1G64, 1G109, S1G10, S1G25, S1G88, S1G58, S1G73, S1G56, S1G101, S1G94, S1G116, S1G124, S1G133670.24 (12.48%)(-) 36.11

Cluster IV21 (14%)S1G84, S1G114, S1G69, S1G12, S1G27, S1G54, S1G8, S1G23, S1G66, S1G111, S1G33, S1G129, S1G42, S1G3, S1G79, S1G99, S1G20, S1G38, S1G18, S1G103, S1G711226.56 (23.5%)(+) 16.90

Cluster V32 (21%)S1G50, S1G139, S1G4, S1G26, S1G5, S1G59, S1G90, S1G149, S1G89, S1G104, S1G82, S1G119, S1G11, S1G30, S1G80, S1G146, S1G43, S1G147, S1G29, S1G65, S1G57, S1G141, S1G131, S1G55, S1G52, S1G14, S1G46, S1G19, S1G148, S1G134, S1G13, S1G28707.82 (13.56%)(-) 32.53

Note: grand average yield: 1049.19 kg/ha; RPGY: relative proportion of grand average yield (%); ‘(+)’: yield higher; ‘(-)’: yield lower.