Genetic potential and variability for phenological and yield attributes in facultative winter wheat

Abstract

To feed ever growing world population, development of high yielding and disease resistant wheat varieties are of utmost importance. A set of 20 genotypes including 18 facultative winter wheat lines and two checks (Pirsabak-2005 & Pirsabak-2013 cultivar were evaluated at Cereal Crops Research Institute (CCRI), Pirsabak Nowshera Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Pakistan during 2014-15 cropping season. Highly significant differences (P ≤ 0.01) were found among the facultative lines for all traits except biological yield. Days to heading, maturity, plant height, biological yield, grain yield and harvest index varied from 116 to 133 days, 152 to 168 days and 87 to 128 cm, 11805.56 to 16666.67 kg ha -1 , 1627.78 to 4713.89 kg ha -1 and 15.11 to 36.00% respectively. Based on mean performance, FWWL-6 was found best for days to heading and maturity as it headed and matured earlier than other lines. For reduced height, FWWL-7 was found best. Comparison of mean for grain yield showed that FWWL-14 produced the highest grain yield (4713.89 kg ha -1 ) as compared to other genotypes. Heritability estimates in broad sense for days to heading, maturity, plant height, grain yield, biological yield and harvest index was 0.81, 0.59, 0.86, 0.26, 0.70 and 0.83 respectively. Genetic advance (%) for days to heading, days to maturity, plant height, biological yield, grain yield and harvest index was 3.69, 2. 61, 10.98, 4.83, 19.67 and 22.93 respectively. High heritability estimates for all the traits except biological yield, suggested that selection would be more effective to develop superior lines that could be used in future wheat improvement programs.

Genetic variability analysis of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes for yield and related parameters

“…Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the genetic diversity in wheat germplasm in order to broaden the genetic variation in future wheat breeding. The genetic potential and variability was assessed in winter wheat and high significant diversity was reported for yield and related parameters [12]. Similarly, genetic variability and broad sense heritability was monitored in sixty wheat germplasms [13].…”