Vol. 11, Issue 4 (2022)

Author(s):
Kante Srikanth and MK Ghodke

Abstract:
Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is one of the oldest oilseed crops and is widely cultivated in India and Worldwide. The present investigation was carried out to evaluate the sesame genotypes using 11 traits to provide the indication of the degree of variability in yield and with yield attributing traits. Based on the variability parameters such as ANOVA (Analysis of variance), phenotypic and genotypic coefficient of variations (PCV, GCV) and analysis of variance indicated the existence of significant genotypic differences for yield and yield contributing components for all characters, the genotypic coefficients for all characters under question were lesser than the phenotypic coefficient of variation indicating the effect of the environment. The high GCV and PCV values were observed for traits number of capsules per plant and seed yield per plant. High heritability with high genetic advance as % mean was observed for number of capsules per plant, number of seeds per capsule, 1000-seed weight, and seed yield per plant indicating the influence of additive gene action, as such simple selection would likely to be effective for improvement of these traits.