Genetic variability of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas Lam.) genotypes selected for vegetable use

The presence of high variability among sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L) Lam.) genotypes for morphological characters, especially shoot tips, used for vegetable is important to plan effective breeding programs. An experiment was carried using selected twenty-two genotypes from germplasm and farmers c...

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Main Authors: Devarajan, Thiyagu, Yusop, Mohd Rafii, Tengku Muda Mohamed, Mahmud, Latif, Mohammad Abdul, Malek, Mohammad Abdul, G., Sentoor
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Language:English
Published: WFL Publisher 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29273/
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author Devarajan, Thiyagu
Yusop, Mohd Rafii
Tengku Muda Mohamed, Mahmud
Latif, Mohammad Abdul
Malek, Mohammad Abdul
G., Sentoor
author_facet Devarajan, Thiyagu
Yusop, Mohd Rafii
Tengku Muda Mohamed, Mahmud
Latif, Mohammad Abdul
Malek, Mohammad Abdul
G., Sentoor
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building UPM Institutional Repository
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description The presence of high variability among sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L) Lam.) genotypes for morphological characters, especially shoot tips, used for vegetable is important to plan effective breeding programs. An experiment was carried using selected twenty-two genotypes from germplasm and farmers collections. The objective was to estimate the nature and magnitude of variability among morphology, yield and yield components and organoleptic traits in the sweetpotato. Observations were recorded on twenty-two characters. The analysis of variance revealed that there were highly significant (p<0.01) differences among the genotypes for all the characters. Wide ranges of genotypic variability were observed among the genotypes for most of the characters. In morphological traits, 11.5 to 100% of the observable variability was due to the genetic variation while in yield and yield components this value ranged from 91.67 to 100% indicating the existence of immense inherent variability among the genotypes. Meanwhile, in organoleptic traits the value ranged from 19.63 to 29.5% of the observable variability and was due to higher phenotypic variability than genotypic contribution suggesting that the role played by the testing panels in expressing their scores on palatability vary greatly. High genotypic coefficients of variation along with high heritability were recorded for petiole length and leaf area in 10 cm tip in morphological characters, whereas, in yield and yield components the traits were total shoot and root yield and in organoleptic traits it was tenderness. Thus, future improvement of the genotypes could exploit the genetic variability available in these germplasm collections.
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spelling upm-292732016-04-25T04:43:17Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29273/ Genetic variability of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas Lam.) genotypes selected for vegetable use Devarajan, Thiyagu Yusop, Mohd Rafii Tengku Muda Mohamed, Mahmud Latif, Mohammad Abdul Malek, Mohammad Abdul G., Sentoor The presence of high variability among sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L) Lam.) genotypes for morphological characters, especially shoot tips, used for vegetable is important to plan effective breeding programs. An experiment was carried using selected twenty-two genotypes from germplasm and farmers collections. The objective was to estimate the nature and magnitude of variability among morphology, yield and yield components and organoleptic traits in the sweetpotato. Observations were recorded on twenty-two characters. The analysis of variance revealed that there were highly significant (p<0.01) differences among the genotypes for all the characters. Wide ranges of genotypic variability were observed among the genotypes for most of the characters. In morphological traits, 11.5 to 100% of the observable variability was due to the genetic variation while in yield and yield components this value ranged from 91.67 to 100% indicating the existence of immense inherent variability among the genotypes. Meanwhile, in organoleptic traits the value ranged from 19.63 to 29.5% of the observable variability and was due to higher phenotypic variability than genotypic contribution suggesting that the role played by the testing panels in expressing their scores on palatability vary greatly. High genotypic coefficients of variation along with high heritability were recorded for petiole length and leaf area in 10 cm tip in morphological characters, whereas, in yield and yield components the traits were total shoot and root yield and in organoleptic traits it was tenderness. Thus, future improvement of the genotypes could exploit the genetic variability available in these germplasm collections. WFL Publisher 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29273/1/29273.pdf Devarajan, Thiyagu and Yusop, Mohd Rafii and Tengku Muda Mohamed, Mahmud and Latif, Mohammad Abdul and Malek, Mohammad Abdul and G., Sentoor (2013) Genetic variability of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas Lam.) genotypes selected for vegetable use. Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment, 11 (2). pp. 340-344. ISSN 1459-0255; ESSN: 1459-0263 http://world-food.net/genetic-variability-of-sweet-potato-ipomoea-batatas-lam-genotypes-selected-for-vegetable-use/
spellingShingle Devarajan, Thiyagu
Yusop, Mohd Rafii
Tengku Muda Mohamed, Mahmud
Latif, Mohammad Abdul
Malek, Mohammad Abdul
G., Sentoor
Genetic variability of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas Lam.) genotypes selected for vegetable use
title Genetic variability of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas Lam.) genotypes selected for vegetable use
title_full Genetic variability of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas Lam.) genotypes selected for vegetable use
title_fullStr Genetic variability of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas Lam.) genotypes selected for vegetable use
title_full_unstemmed Genetic variability of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas Lam.) genotypes selected for vegetable use
title_short Genetic variability of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas Lam.) genotypes selected for vegetable use
title_sort genetic variability of sweet potato (ipomoea batatas lam.) genotypes selected for vegetable use
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29273/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29273/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29273/1/29273.pdf