Vol. 12, Issue 12 (2023)

Author(s):
Dhairya V Makwana, Prashant K Jagtap, Himani P Vadodariya, Divya S Patel and Chirag P Chandramaniya

Abstract:
The present investigation was carried out during rabi, 2021 at Niger Research Station, Navsari Agricultural University, Varanasi. A total of 40 wheat genotypes are included in this study which were evaluated in a Randomized Block Design (RBD) with three replications and observations were recorded for twelve characters. The analysis of variance revealed significant mean sum of squares values for all the twelve traits in forty genotypes indicating a sufficient amount of variability present among them. The values of PCV were observed slightly higher than GCV for all twelve characters indicating minor influence of environmental factors. Genotypes exhibited moderate values of Genotypic Coefficient of Variation (GCV) for effective tillers per plant, spike length, grains per spike, filled grains per spike, test weight, grain yield per plant and gluten content. This result indicated the presence of inherent variation for these characters and its further improvement is possible by applying judicious selection to the individual traits. High heritability was observed for all the traits thus showing least environmental influence. High heritability coupled with high genetic advance as percent mean showed by filled grains per spike, grain yield per plant, grains per spike, gluten content, test weight and effective tillers per plantwhich suggested that for desired genetic improvement, selection for these characters would be more effective.