Relationship between seed yield and its component characters in Cenchrus spp.

  • S. Griffa*, M. Quiroga, A. Ribotta, E. López Colomba, E. Carloni, E. Tommasino, C. Luna and K. Grunberg
Keywords: Cenchrus spp., seed production, genetic breeding, path coefficient analysis.

Abstract

Cenchrus setigerus, C. sp., eleven obligate apomictic cultivars and a sexual line of Cenchrus ciliaris L. were studied to determine
the relationship between seed production and its component characters, through principal component analysis, path correlation
analysis and analysis of variance. A completely randomized field design was used. Ten vegetative and reproductive
morphological characters were measured. Seed production was influenced directly by panicle weight and indirectly by panicle
length, 1000 seed weight, length and width of flag leaf lamina and length of flag leaf sheath. Panicle weight showed high
heritability and variability among genotypes. Hence, panicle weight can be considered a selection criterion to obtain increased
seed production in Cenchrus. The cultivar Lucero INTA PEMAN exhibited the highest panicle weight and, therefore, greatest
seed production, which makes it suitable for selection as parental cultivar to obtain new germplasm in Cenchrus with high seed
yield.
Published
31-03-2012
How to Cite
S. Griffa*, M. Quiroga, A. Ribotta, E. López Colomba, E. Carloni, E. Tommasino, C. Luna and K. Grunberg
Relationship between seed yield and its component characters in Cenchrus spp. 2012. Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding, 3 1, 701-706. Retrieved from https://www.ejplantbreeding.org/index.php/EJPB/article/view/534
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Research Note