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Plant height and width inheritance and their correlation with some of the yield components in chickpeas (Cicer arietinum L.)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

M. Khosh-Khui  and
M. Niknejad
M. Khosh-Khui
Affiliation:
Plant Science Department, College of Agriculture, Pahlavi University, Shiraz, Iran
M. Niknejad
Affiliation:
Plant Science Department, College of Agriculture, Pahlavi University, Shiraz, Iran
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Summary

Two chickpea pure lines, one being short and wide in stature and the other tall and narrow, were crossed. Parents, F1 and F2 generations were grown in the field to study the inheritance of plant dimensions, as well as their correlation with seed yield. Heritability, in broad sense, for plant height and width was 36 and 20% respectively. Estimated minimum number of genes for plant height was two and for plant width was three pairs of genes. Plant height showed correlation values of 0·43 and -0·67 with yield of seed and 1000 seed weight respectively. There were no significant correlations between plant width and the same two yield components.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 78 , Issue 1 , February 1972 , pp. 37 - 38
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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