Research Article
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 (%) | H2 (%) | 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 |
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