Research Article | Published: 01 September 2013

Studies on Evaluation of Progeny, Variability, Heritability and Correlation in Marinoo (Ulmus Villosa)

I. K. Thakur, Sapna  Thakur, N. B. Singh, R. K. Gupta, J. P. Sharma and M. Sankanur

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 36 | Issue: 3 | Page No. 333-338 | 2013
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2013-NQ0218 | Cite this article

Abstract

Study on Ulmus villosa Brandis was carried out in Himachal Pradesh to estimate the genetic variability for morphometric traits of progenies at nursery stage.  Seeds were collected from five mother trees each at six seed sources and progenies were raised. All the growth characters, except number of branches, varied significantly among different seed sources and trees within seed source. Leaf area and number of leaves were found to have high coefficient of variability, whereas collar diameter, plant height and petiole length had high heritability with moderate genetic gain suggesting their importance for the success of improvement through selection. Genotypic and phenotypic correlations for all possible pairs were also found out and discussed. Highly significant and positive genotypic and significant phenotypic correlations were observed for height and diameter indicating their significance in indirect selection.

Keywords

Genetic expression, Randomized block design, Average leaf area, Genotypic coefficient, Genetic gain

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Thakur, I.K., Thakur, S., Singh, N.B., Gupta, R.K., Sharma, J.P. and Sankanur, M., 2013. Studies on Evaluation of Progeny, Variability, Heritability and Correlation in Marinoo (Ulmus Villosa). Indian Journal of Forestry, 36(3), pp.333-338. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2013-NQ0218

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