Vol. 12, Issue 6 (2023)

Author(s):
Hitiksha K Parmar, Sneha S Macwana, Hiteksha I Damor, Sushil Kumar and Sushma J Parmar

Abstract:
The present research was carried out at the Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, B. A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University during the year 2017-2019. Studies were undertaken to estimate the genetic advances and heritability for 15 characters among different generations (F1, F2, P1, P2, BC1 and BC2) of five families in Indian mustard. High estimates of both narrow sense heritability and expected genetic advances for the characters for primary branches per plant, secondary branches per plant, the effective length of the main branch, siliquae per plant, biological yield per plant, harvest index (%) and oil content (%) suggested the preponderance of additive/fixable gene effect. These characters could be improved through the direct selection of desirable segregants.