Journal of
Plant Breeding and Crop Science

  • Abbreviation: J. Plant Breed. Crop Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9758
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPBCS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 447

Full Length Research Paper

Assessment of genetic variability, diversity, and identification of promising lines in linseed germplasm for harnessing genetic gain in central plain of the Indian subcontinent

Mohammad Ekram Hussain
  • Mohammad Ekram Hussain
  • Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, M.P, India.
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Vinod Kumar Goyal
  • Vinod Kumar Goyal
  • Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, M.P, India.
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Pronob J Paul
  • Pronob J Paul
  • International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, TS, India.
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Yuvraj Yadav
  • Yuvraj Yadav
  • Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Tulsa Institute, Deharadun, U.K, India.
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Uday Chandra Jha
  • Uday Chandra Jha
  • ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research (IIPR), Kanpur, India.
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Prabhat K. Moitra
  • Prabhat K. Moitra
  • Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, M.P, India.
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  •  Received: 02 January 2022
  •  Accepted: 17 January 2022
  •  Published: 28 February 2022

Abstract

Linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.), cultivated in more than 60 countries, is grown for fiber and oilseed worldwide. Here effort was made to assess the genetic variability in linseed germplasm and identify some promising lines used as parents in the linseed hybridization program. The study was designed with a total of 82 germplasm and a national check in RCBD for genetic variability for 11 agronomic traits. In this study, a considerable variation was observed for all the studied traits by using PCA analysis. It was also found that single plant yield, number of seeds per capsule, and number of capsules are ideal for linseed improvement through the selection in central India. Few high yielding accessions such as RL-10129 and Padmini showed maximum diversity with the popular variety T-397, and can be used in the hybridization program. Similarly, we identified a few potential accessions such as NDL-2013-03, EC-41741, Ruchi, EC-704, RL-10129 to be used as parents in the breeding program.

Key words: Genetic variability, linseed, genetic diversity, genetic gain, cluster, PCA.