Characterization and Evaluation of Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) for Yield and Related Traits in Asosa Zone, Northwestern Ethiopia

Table 5

Phenotypic and genotypic coefficients of variability, heritability, and genetic advance for genotypes.

Trait				PCV (%)	GCV (%)	H^2 (%)	GA (%)
Days to flowering	11.56	0.26	11.3	5.81	0.87	2.25	26.95
Days to maturity	11.23	6.16	5.07	2.68	1.98	54.85	3.03
Plant height	30.51	9.82	20.69	3.05	1.73	32.19	2.02
Number of branches	0.51	0.09	0.42	25.15	10.56	17.65	9.14
Leaf number	49.63	3.44	46.19	13.64	3.59	6.93	1.95
Terminal leaf length	13.12	6.70	6.42	6.31	4.51	51.07	6.64
Number of nodes	0.17	0.05	0.12	12.01	6.35	28.00	6.99
Number of stems	3.98	1.45	2.53	22.37	13.52	36.49	16.81
Pods per plant	53.57	24.69	28.88	26.25	17.82	46.09	24.91
Seeds per pod	0.01	0.01	0.01	7.65	3.82	25.00	3.41
HSW	3.03	2.24	0.79	9.33	8.03	73.93	14.21
Grain yield	91.02	36.64	54.38	0.52	0.33	40.25	6.42