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 9

Estimation of variance components, relative difference, heritability, and genetic advance of Bambara groundnut accession.

TraitsMean()()()PCV (%)GCV (%)RD (%)() %GA (%) of Mean

DTE (d)8.380.581.592.1717.5815.0614.3873.3126.55
D50%F(d)37.511.3921.8523.2412.8512.463.0394.0324.89
DTM (d)130.8910.6579.6590.307.266.826.0888.2013.19
PH (cm)27.152.398.8211.2112.3310.9411.2878.7120.00
NBPP34.5631.8019.1750.9620.6612.6738.6737.6116.00
NStPP14.221.319.8611.1723.5122.086.0588.2642.74
NPetPP293.3153.565096.45149.9624.4724.340.5298.9649.88
NLPP879.94482.0745867.446349.4724.4724.340.5298.9649.88
NNdPS12.062.103.155.2518.9914.7122.5559.9923.46
INdLn (cm)3.320.050.250.3016.5615.158.5083.7228.56
BFWP (g)327.47265.0017612.4017877.4040.8340.530.7498.5282.86
BDWP (g)178.66259.215129.405388.6141.0940.092.4395.1980.57
TNPPP60.6830.6272.92103.5416.7714.0716.0870.4324.33
NMPP48.6125.8371.6497.4720.3117.4114.2773.5030.75
NImPP12.076.256.9713.2230.1221.8727.3952.7332.71
FPW (g)393.9018.0016898.0016916.0033.0233.000.0599.8967.95
DPW (g)251.8014.305761.405775.7030.1830.140.1299.7562.02
PodLn (mm)30.9312.4420.9733.4118.6914.8020.7762.7724.16
PodWD (mm)17.123.863.167.0215.4810.3832.9344.9814.34
NSdPP65.9425.8371.6497.4714.9712.8314.2773.5022.67
DSWPP (g)190.19118.132385.402503.5326.3125.682.3995.2851.64
SeedLn (mm)13.781.803.305.1016.3813.1719.5864.6721.82
SeedWd (mm)11.601.132.113.2415.5212.5319.2665.1920.84
HSW (g)270.20293.30769.391062.7012.0610.2714.9172.4017.99
Shell%76.5815.3726.6742.058.476.7420.3563.4311.06
HI58.934.5685.8990.4516.1415.732.5594.9631.57
Yld (kg/ha)1049.00248.24100025.00100273.2430.1930.150.1299.7562.03

Legend: : error variance; : genotypic variance; : phenotypic variance; : heritability in broad sense; PCV: phenotypic coefficient of variation; GCV: genotypic coefficient of variation; RD: relative difference; GA: genetic advance; 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; NStPP: number of stems per plant; NPetPP: number of petioles per plant; NLPP: number of leaves per plant; NNdPS: no. of nodes per stem; INdLn: internode length (cm); BFWP: biomass fresh weight per plant (g); BDWP: biomass dry weight per plant (g); TNPPP: total no. of pods per plant; NMPP: number of mature pods per plant; NImPP: number of immature pods per plant; FPW: fresh pod weight (g); DPW: dry pod weight (g); PodLn: pod length (mm); PodWd: pod width (mm); NSdPP: number of seeds per plant; DSWPP: dry seed weight per plant (g); SeedLn: seed length (mm); SeedWd: seed width (mm); HSW: hundred seed weight (g); Shell%: shelling percent; HI: harvest index (%); and Yld: yield (kg/ha).