Field Evaluation of High Yielding Genotypes of Lentil (Lens Culinaris Medik.) Developed through Induced Mutagenesis

Identification of the Optimum Environments for the High Yield and Quality Traits of Lentil Genotypes Evaluated in Multi-Location Trials

“…The location effect was the main source of variation for PP (65.4%), while the PP values ranged from 25.3 pods per plant −1 to 77.6 pods per plant −1 among the environments. A high significant correlation (r = 0.97, p < 0.01, Table 6) of SY and PP showed that PP is a reliable criterion to select lentils for seed yield, confirming previous results [58][59][60]. The location and genotype effect were similar for PP and PH, while their correlation was positive and relatively high (r = 0.67, p < 0.05, Table 6).…”

“…Their correlation studies indicated that PP was positively and significantly correlated with SY at both the phenotypic and genotypic levels. Similar results were also recorder by Salehi et al [59] for twenty lentil genotypes under normal and drought stress conditions, whereas a recent field evaluation of high yielding lentil genotypes revealed a highly significant correlation between agronomic parameters (number of branches plant −1 , seeds pod −1 and 1000 SW) and the SY of lentil [60].…”

“…These conditions may result in prolonged growth seasons and the accumulation of large amounts of vegetative assimilates. However, although various parameters of lentil, including the PH, are influenced by both the genetic and the environmental factors, the changes in the genetic architecture seem to be the major determinant of PH [60].…”