Vol. 10, Issue 11 (2021)

Author(s):
Pappuru Manogna, Hari Ram Kumar Bandi, Subhen Kumar Panigrahi, V Narsimha Reddy, Raghu Gogada and K Krishnam Raju

Abstract:
Thirty genotypes of groundnut were evaluated for analysis of variance that indicated existence of significant differences among the genotypes for majority of the characters. High GCV and PCV values were observed for number of pods per plant, number of filled pods per plant, number of unfilled pods per plant, fresh pod yield per plant, dry pod yield per plant, protein content. High heritability coupled with high genetic advance was observed for number of primary branches per plant, number of secondary branches per plant, number of pods per plant, number of filled pods per plant, number of unfilled pods per plant, fresh pod yield per plant, dry pod yield per plant and protein content. D²analysis demonstrated oil content as the single largest contributor towards total divergence and the large inter-cluster distance between cluster IV and V suggest selection of genotypes between these two clusters would be rewarding for future hybridization programme.