Research Article

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 7

Mean performance of 18 yield contributing traits for the 23 elite accessions out of 150 Bambara groundnut accessions.

AccessionsDTED50%FDTMPHNBPPBFWPBDWPTNPPPFPWDPWPodLnPodWDSeedLnSeedWdHSWShell%HIYld

S1G777.333413228.0134.33596.1327.1574.33627.34388.4938.7219.7913.9611.56315.867.7854.311618.73
S1G929.333213727.2730.67621.41339.3371.67636.85392.4739.2621.1916.4513.82315.7367.1453.671635.29
S1G327.3336135.6725.2535.33629.18343.2371.33630.51390.3437.4715.0716.3214.29299.2363.2353.221626.41
S1G1379.3336134.6730.733614.38338.3473625.01384.6236.1322.4916.4513.59320.5269.853.221602.6
S1G29.3335135.3323.7331619.95336.3472614.23381.8439.4717.8116.613.98310.3771.1353.181591.02
S1G1773813525.331.67605.51330.3770610.23374.6836.4820.2115.0911.9291.9164.0853.161561.14
S1G538.3334124.3330.8137.67533.07290.7168.67587.23366.5336.6414.7314.5912.77290.5365.8955.781527.23
S1G1139.3330134.3325.4936.33554.16289.7474.67585.56368.6735.4414.9114.0512.03308.6969.5956.031536.12
S1G637.3330141.3327.4337.67295.67156.3368.67598.56371.7727.0217.5112.2210.32284.0264.270.481549.03
S1G14413.334014629.9836.67263.27145.0373.67618.21381.2534.222.5917.4614.66303.6666.0572.451588.56
S1G627.673613125.7335610.54333.5175.67627.23384.5639.6817.8415.7613.67313.6267.9653.61602.31
S1G70730137.3326.3440.67271.58150.2566581.93362.140.3914.0912.5410.99283.0163.8470.721508.75
S1G15010.333714030.3436.33319.04173.5766.67581.53360.3133.1719.1416.7913.84297.6268.1567.761501.3
S1G758.3334113.672730220.37118.4371.67617.68382.8831.7217.8216.0913.25309.7967.3276.391595.32
S1G1227.3333122.6728.7933273.31143.4570623.56386.6840.2318.8516.9213.15300.2464.0872.971611.2
S1G1387.673713634.739.67196.71108.1368568.21352.1929.1318.4914.9212.57286.369.376.511467.46
S1G14314.333813633.3538193.87111.6974.67587.21366.1432.6917.2517.1514.47329.5875.8376.641525.58
S1G9373413631.9438.33306.88165.5968.33638.85391.8931.6117.6414.6412.14277.1459.0370.321632.87
S1G748.3339144.3329.5435298.39162.9577602.54374.0726.6815.5610.939.14310.5771.7369.691558.65
S1G789.3331132.6729.8536288.7151.7772.33505.34317.5829.616.2416.5714.29305.4878.7567.671323.26
S1G1087.3329106.3328.5436.67298.66163.0668526.9328.5629.615.0614.5111.9277.9175.9466.881369.01
S1G1077.3335136.3326.5134616.52336.5370581.9364.0239.5817.0515.912.54299.2869.6451.991516.74
S1G3474113730.0332208.59110.0454498.51313.6127.0614.2311.8410.12240.858.3174.031306.72

Legend: DTE: days to emergence (d); D50%F: days to 50% flowering (d); DTM: days to maturity (d); PH: plant height (cm); NBPP: number of branches per plant; BFWP: biomass fresh weight per plant (g); BDWP: biomass dry weight per plant (g); TNPPP: total no. of pods per plant; FPW: fresh pods weight (g); DPW: dry pods weight (g); PodLn: pod length (mm); PodWd: pod width (mm); SeedLn: seed length (mm); SeedWd: seed width (mm); HSW: hundred seed weight (g); Shell%: shelling percent; HI: harvest index (%); and Yld: yield (kg/ha).