Contribution of morpho-physiological attributes in determining the yield of mungbean

Field experiments were conducted in 2006 and 2007 under subtropical conditions to investigate the variations in growth and reproductive characters, and yield attributes for selection of important source and sinks characters using correlation and path coefficient analyses in 45 mungbean genotypes. La...

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Main Authors: Mondal, Mohd Monjurul Alam, Hakim, Md. Abdul, Juraimi, Abdul Shukor, Azad, Md. Abul Kalam, Karim, Mohammad Rezaul
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Published: Academic Journals 2011
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author Mondal, Mohd Monjurul Alam
Hakim, Md. Abdul
Juraimi, Abdul Shukor
Azad, Md. Abul Kalam
Karim, Mohammad Rezaul
author_facet Mondal, Mohd Monjurul Alam
Hakim, Md. Abdul
Juraimi, Abdul Shukor
Azad, Md. Abul Kalam
Karim, Mohammad Rezaul
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description Field experiments were conducted in 2006 and 2007 under subtropical conditions to investigate the variations in growth and reproductive characters, and yield attributes for selection of important source and sinks characters using correlation and path coefficient analyses in 45 mungbean genotypes. Large genetic variability existed in source characters viz., leaf area index (LAI) (1.22 to 3.80) and sink characters viz., number of racemes plant-1 (6.30 to 22.9), flowers plant-1 (18.1 to 51.9) and pods plant-1 (9.6 to 22.1). Genotypic correlation study revealed that among the traits investigated, LAI was the most important source that determined total dry mass (TDM) yield, and reproductive characters like number of racemes, flowers and pods plant-1 were the most important sinks that determined seed yield. Contrarily, reproductive efficiency (RE, % pod set to opened flowers) did not show significant relationship with pod number and seed yield, indicating that selection of high yield based on RE may be misleading. Path coefficient analysis further revealed that number of flowers, pods and 100-seed weight constituted central important sinks which exerted direct positive influence on seed yield. The results indicated that pod yield could be increased by increased raceme and flower production, while seed yield could be increased by increasing pod production. High yielding genotypes, in general, possessed higher earlier mentioned source (LAI) and sink (flower and pod number) characters which resulted in higher seed yield in mungbean. This information could be exploited in the future plant breeding programmes.
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spelling upm-237352017-11-15T03:17:21Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23735/ Contribution of morpho-physiological attributes in determining the yield of mungbean Mondal, Mohd Monjurul Alam Hakim, Md. Abdul Juraimi, Abdul Shukor Azad, Md. Abul Kalam Karim, Mohammad Rezaul Field experiments were conducted in 2006 and 2007 under subtropical conditions to investigate the variations in growth and reproductive characters, and yield attributes for selection of important source and sinks characters using correlation and path coefficient analyses in 45 mungbean genotypes. Large genetic variability existed in source characters viz., leaf area index (LAI) (1.22 to 3.80) and sink characters viz., number of racemes plant-1 (6.30 to 22.9), flowers plant-1 (18.1 to 51.9) and pods plant-1 (9.6 to 22.1). Genotypic correlation study revealed that among the traits investigated, LAI was the most important source that determined total dry mass (TDM) yield, and reproductive characters like number of racemes, flowers and pods plant-1 were the most important sinks that determined seed yield. Contrarily, reproductive efficiency (RE, % pod set to opened flowers) did not show significant relationship with pod number and seed yield, indicating that selection of high yield based on RE may be misleading. Path coefficient analysis further revealed that number of flowers, pods and 100-seed weight constituted central important sinks which exerted direct positive influence on seed yield. The results indicated that pod yield could be increased by increased raceme and flower production, while seed yield could be increased by increasing pod production. High yielding genotypes, in general, possessed higher earlier mentioned source (LAI) and sink (flower and pod number) characters which resulted in higher seed yield in mungbean. This information could be exploited in the future plant breeding programmes. Academic Journals 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23735/1/23735.pdf Mondal, Mohd Monjurul Alam and Hakim, Md. Abdul and Juraimi, Abdul Shukor and Azad, Md. Abul Kalam and Karim, Mohammad Rezaul (2011) Contribution of morpho-physiological attributes in determining the yield of mungbean. African Journal of Biotechnology, 10 (60). art. no. ED931E835747. pp. 12897-12904. ISSN 1684–5315 http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/AJB/article-abstract/ED931E835747
spellingShingle Mondal, Mohd Monjurul Alam
Hakim, Md. Abdul
Juraimi, Abdul Shukor
Azad, Md. Abul Kalam
Karim, Mohammad Rezaul
Contribution of morpho-physiological attributes in determining the yield of mungbean
title Contribution of morpho-physiological attributes in determining the yield of mungbean
title_full Contribution of morpho-physiological attributes in determining the yield of mungbean
title_fullStr Contribution of morpho-physiological attributes in determining the yield of mungbean
title_full_unstemmed Contribution of morpho-physiological attributes in determining the yield of mungbean
title_short Contribution of morpho-physiological attributes in determining the yield of mungbean
title_sort contribution of morpho-physiological attributes in determining the yield of mungbean
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