May 2011

Genotype × environment interaction in NH47-4 variety of okra – Abelmoschus esculentus (Linn.) Moench

Sixty lines of NH47-4 variety of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus), obtained from the National Institute of Horticultural Research and Training (NIHORT), Ibadan, Nigeria, were grown in two different locations (Akure and Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State, Nigeria) under rain-fed conditions using the Randomised Complete Block Design (RCBD) with four replicates. The plants’ genotypic coefficients of variation and correlations...

Author(s): B. O. Akinyele and O. S. Osekita

May 2011

Morphological and molecular variation in Ethiopian lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus) varieties

  Phenotypic and genetic diversity of ten improved lentil varieties of Ethiopia were assessed using nine agro-morphological characters and four ISSR primers. ANOVA of phenotypic data showed highly significant variation among the varieties for all traits. Number of pods and seeds, hundred seed weight, and number of secondary and primary branch showed high phenotypic coefficient of variation (PCV), while days to...

Author(s): Edossa Fikiru, Kassahun Tesfaye and Endashaw Bekele