November 2018

Morphological characterization of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) landraces of Central region of Benin Republic

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an important food consumed in every region in Republic of Benin; however, it remains a neglected and under-utilized crop. In order to assess the value of bean germplasm of the central region in the Republic of Benin for useful breeding programs, 57 accessions were collected from 23 villages. After a classification based on the morphological variables of the seeds, these accessions...

Author(s): Laura Estelle Yêyinou Loko, Azize Orobiyi, Arlette Adjatin, Joel Akpo, Joelle Toffa, Gustave Djedatin and Alexandre Dansi  

November 2018

Characterization and correlation analysis of economically important parameters of lentil exotic germplasm

The basic aim of this study is to evaluate the exotic lentil germplasm (BIGMP LIEN-MH-18) received from ICARDA. Economically desirable characters were studied and correlated to select the genotypes for the targeted breeding programme. Thirty-six lentil exotic entries were studied. The exotic genotypes 36102 and 36108 yielded 665 and 625 kg/ha respectively similar to our local recommended check (Punjab Masoor-09) that...

Author(s): Muhammad Rafiq, Sadia Kaukab, Aqsa Tahir, Masood Qadir, Muhammad Sajjad Saeed, Busharat Hussain and Gulfam Riasat