Phenotypic plasticity of okra for yield and associated traits
Journal of Underutilised Crops Research
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| Title | Phenotypic plasticity of okra for yield and associated traits | |
| Creator | Gerrano, Abe S. Matjeke, Bogaleng M. Khoza, Lindiwe Moalafi, Abueng Bairu, Micheal Matelele, Lehlogonolo A. Sema, Precious Truter, Mariette Venter, Sonja | |
| Description | Background: The genetic improvement of okra for the agro-ecological conditions requires adequate genetic background for understanding the inheritance of the traits and genetic control.Aim: To evaluate collection of okra accessions for their phenotypic plasticity and their relationships among tested accession.Setting: Field trail laid in a randomised complete block design of three replication.Methods: A total of 24 okra accessions were planted at Loskop Research Station in Limpopo province, South Africa, during the 2020 and 2021 cropping seasons.Results: The analysis of variance showed significant differences among the accessions for yield and related traits measured. The principal components analysis revealed 68.85% total variation. The genotypic coefficient of variance (GCV) was higher than phenotypic coefficient of variance (PCV) for all the measured parameters. The study revealed medium heritability for yield (33%), high (≥ 60%), for hundred-seed weight and number of fruits per plant. A positive significant correlation between grain yield and fruit yield per plant (r = 0.39) was observed.Conclusion: The study recommended accessions Acc No. 1859.2.3.1, Acc No. 1181.2.1.1 and Acc No. 1900.2.3.1 to be used as breeding lines in future okra breeding programme.Contribution: The accessions identified as potential parents for okra improvement programme, based on complementary agronomic traits could be used for direct cultivation by small-scale farmers and parental lines for breeding population. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS Publishing | |
| Date | 2024-04-08 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/jucr.v3i1.8 | |
| Source | Journal of Underutilised Crops Research; Vol 3, No 1 (2024); 7 2958-0994 | |
| Language | eng | |
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