PHENOTYPIC CHARACTERIZATION OF LOCAL GERMPLASM OF COMMON BEAN (Phaseolus vulgaris L) FROM BHADERWAH REGION OF JAMMU & KASHMIR

NEERAJ CHOUDHARY¹*, ASHWANI KUMAR², BIKRAM SINGH^3
1Division of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu, 180009, India
²School of Agriculture, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University, Solan, 173229, H.P. India
³Division of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu, 180009, India
* Corresponding Author : nirs.micro@gmail.com

Received : 21-07-2018     Accepted : 27-07-2018     Published : 30-07-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 14       Pages : 6772 - 6773
Int J Agr Sci 10.14 (2018):6772-6773

Keywords : Common bean, Yield Traits, Correlation
Academic Editor : Dr Sonu Nagar
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author is thankful to Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu, 180009, India
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

Eighteen common bean genotypes were studied for six morphological traits during Rabi 2016 and Kharif 2017. The Correlation coefficients at phenotypic level envisaged that yield per plant was having significant and positive correlation with pods per plant, seeds per pod and 100 seed weight while 100 seed weight has negative correlation with seeds per pod and pods per plant. These traits will help in improving yield of Bhaderwah common bean which has good market value and is of great importance to bean growing farmers.

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