Research Article

Genetic Variability of Agronomic Traits as Potential Indicators of Drought Tolerance in Common Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

Table 2

Estimates of phenotypic and genetic parameters for the studied traits.

TraitsLevelGCV%PCV%h2%GAGAM%

DFWatered3.100.423.5217.6119.2088.072.4622.41
Stressed2.450.292.7415.6511.2389.422.1919.92

DMWatered2.030.42.4314.2515.6383.541.9918.13
Stressed7.550.47.9527.4825.5894.973.8534.97

BPWatered0.560.350.911.481.5261.51.059.52
Stressed2.000.602.6014.1414.3379.922.0218.35

PPWatered9.600.7010.3030.9827.1773.204.3432.16
Stressed21.260.7622.0236.1136.7096.546.4522.32

STMLCWatered3.020.613.4420.4521.8977.651.8517.28
Stressed8.760.69.0336.1333.4784.252.0619.87

LWPWatered0.050.090.172.372.2843.400.292.86
Stressed2.730.212.2916.8014.3760.144.2725.46

HWWatered13.016.4119.4236.0732.3766.995.0527.72
Stressed0.960.341.302.802.1773.851.3712.47

BGStressed0.960.341.302.802.1773.851.3712.47
Watered0.230.290.521.800.8744.230.676.10

GPStressed2.201.193.394.835.6564.902.0828.88
Watered0.070.090.162.652.2743.750.373.37

YPStressed2.980.333.3117.2615.5290.032.4221.97
Watered0.030.080.111.731.1867.270.242.20

HIStressed14.851.0915.9428.5426.5793.165.3926.32
Watered0.090.090.041.002.0150.000.065.57

: genotypic variance; : environmental variance; : phenotypic variance; GCV: genotypic coefficient of variation; PCV: phenotypic coefficient of variation; h2: heritability; GA: genetic advance; GA%: genetic advance as percentage of mean; DF: days to flowering; DM: days to maturity; NBP: number of branches/plant; NPP: number of pod/plant; STMLC: stomatal conductance; LWP: leaf water potential; HSW: 100-seed weight; BAG: biomass aboveground; NGP: number of grain/pod; YP: yield/plant; HI: harvest index.