Vol. 12, Issue 6 (2023)

Author(s):
Kamini and RK Yadav

Abstract:
The present experiment carried out during rabi 2021-22 at the experimental area of the Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding at Research cum Instructional Farm, IGKV, Raipur, Chhattisgarh using 40 genotypes of grain amaranth including four check variety viz., BGA-2, GA-2, BGA-7 and C.G. Rajgira 1 with the objective of characterization of agro-morphological traits. Grain amaranth is a potential crop that exhibits a high degree of qualitative morphological diversity. All forty genotypes significant differences for qualitative characters viz. early plant vigour (poor, good and very good), plant growth habit (spreading, erect and drooping), leaf colour (pinkish green, yellowish green, green and reddish green), inflorescence colour (yellowish green, pink and yellow), inflorescence compactness (lax, intermediate and dense), stem colour (yellow, yellowish green and reddish green), stem surface (ridged and smooth), inflorescence shape (globose, straight and semi-drooping), inflorescence spininess (smooth and spiny) and seed colour (creamish, pale yellow and brown). These study has enabled broad differences between group of lines to be characterized and has identified particular lines with characteristics that recommend them for inclusion as parents in inheritance studies designed to elucidate the contribution that individual character make to overall productivity, attractiveness and nutrition of this useful.