Vol. 12, Issue 12 (2023)

Author(s):
Anjali Kachhadia, Sneha Macwana, Sushil Kumar, Bhavya Desai and Ashita Patel

Abstract:
Among the oilseeds, groundnut is the most important annual unpredictable legume. The present investigation was undertaken using 83 genotypes of Spanish bunch groundnut to evaluate variability, genetic parameters, genetic divergence, character association and path analysis. The high values of genotypic and phenotypic coefficient of variation were observed for mature pods per plant, immature pods per plant, total number of pods per plant, pod yield per plant, kernel yield per plant, fodder yield per plant, biological yield per plant and harvest index% indicating that sufficient variability existed in the experimental material for these traits. High heritability coupled with high genetic advance as percent of mean was observed for morphological characters viz., mature pods per plant, immature pods per plant, total number of pods per plant, pod yield per plant, 100 pod weight, kernel yield per plant, 100 kernel weight, fodder yield per plant, biological yield per plant, harvest index%. These characters were governed by additive gene action. Hence, direct selection could be made from these traits for improvement of the crop.