Genetic variability and heritability in cultivated okra [Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench]

  • C. C. Nwangburuka
  • O. A. Denton
  • O. B. Kehinde
  • D. K. Ojo
  • A. R. Popoola
Keywords: accession, derived savannah, genetic advance, genotypic correlation, Nigeria, phenotype

Abstract

Twenty-nine okra accessions from different agro-ecological regions in Nigeria were grown during the rainy and dry seasons, between 2006 and 2007 at Abeokuta (derived savanah) and Ilishan (rainforest) and assessed to determine their genetic variability, heritability and genetic advance from eight yield related characters. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design with five replications. There was high genotypic coefficient of variability, % broad-sense heritability and genetic advance in traits such as plant height (26.2, 90.7, 51.5), fresh pod length (23.9, 98.5, 48.8), fresh pod width (23.9, 98.5, 48.8), mature pod length (28.6, 98.5, 52.3), branching per plant (29.3, 82.3, 54.8) and pod weight per plant (33.9, 90.0, 63.3), suggesting the effect of additive genes and reliability of selection based on phenotype of these traits for crop improvement. The positive and significant phenotypic and genotypic correlation between plant height at maturity, fresh pod width, seeds per pod and pods per plant, branches per plant with seed weight per plant and pod weight per plant, suggests that selection on the basis of the phenotype of these characters will lead to high seed and pod yield in okra. 

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How to Cite
Nwangburuka, C. C., Denton, O. A., Kehinde, O. B., Ojo, D. K., & Popoola, A. R. (1). Genetic variability and heritability in cultivated okra [Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench]. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 10(1), 123-129. https://doi.org/10.5424/sjar/2012101-021-11
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Plant breeding, genetics and genetic resources