Research Article
Characterization and Evaluation of Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) for Yield and Related Traits in Asosa Zone, Northwestern Ethiopia
Table 3
Mean performance of genotypes of Bambara groundnut for growth traits.
| Genotype/accession | Plant height (cm) | Branches | Leaf number | Terminal leaf length (cm) | Stems per plant | Nodes per stem |
| AMN/04/001 | 171.53e | 2.34 | 48.89 | 54.47e–g | 5.83e | 2.93c–e | AMN/04/002 | 181.33b–d | 2.41 | 48.73 | 58.43b–e | 7.87c–e | 2.87d-e | AMN/04/003 | 178.67b–e | 2.50 | 44.00 | 55.20c–f | 7.63d-e | 2.72e | AMN/04/004 | 183.33b-c | 3.21 | 54.09 | 60.00b | 8.77c-d | 3.46a–c | AMN/04/005 | 177.40c-d | 2.95 | 48.80 | 50.82g | 8.47c-d | 3.26b–e | AMN/04/006 | 179.67b–d | 2.45 | 51.47 | 58.73b–d | 8.05c–e | 3.50a-b | AMN/04/007 | 182.67b–d | 2.16 | 50.80 | 57.17b–e | 8.30c–e | 3.46a–c | AMN/04/008 | 181.00b–d | 2.44 | 48.00 | 57.67b–e | 9.70b–d | 3.22b–e | AMN/04/009 | 183.67b-c | 3.10 | 54.93 | 59.62b | 8.90c-d | 3.44a–c | AMN/04/010 | 183.13b-c | 2.75 | 50.00 | 56.73b–e | 9.78b–d | 3.42a–d | AMN/04/011 | 184.67a–c | 2.29 | 47.67 | 59.33b-c | 8.60c-d | 3.57a-b | AMN/04/012 | 175.33d-e | 2.70 | 47.53 | 51.60f-g | 7.33d-e | 3.32a–d | AMN/04/013 | 183.67b-c | 2.39 | 54.50 | 57.27b–e | 9.27c-d | 3.77a-b | AMN/04/014 | 184.00a–c | 2.64 | 55.89 | 57.35b–e | 8.88c-d | 3.75a-b | AMN/04/015 | 185.00a-b | 3.56 | 55.50 | 59.59b | 12.15a-b | 3.37a–d | AMN/04/016 | 191.33a | 3.77 | 47.13 | 64.27a | 12.49a | 3.87a | AMN/04/017 | 178.50b–e | 3.23 | 55.57 | 57.93b–e | 9.27c-d | 3.52a-b | AMN/04/018 | 180.47b–d | 3.18 | 55.89 | 58.54b–e | 8.10c–e | 3.66a-b | AMN/04/019 | 182.17b–d | 3.36 | 56.79 | 57.39b–e | 8.67c-d | 3.48a–c | AMN/04/020 | 180.67b–d | 3.44 | 56.60 | 55.13d–f | 10.27a–c | 3.50a-b | LSD | 7.51 | NS | NS | 4.18 | 2.63 | 0.57 | CV (%) | 2.51 | 22.68 | 14.52 | 4.42 | 17.85 | 10.16 |
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Means followed by the same letters within a column are not significantly different at 5% probability level. NS, not significant.
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