GENETIC ANALYSIS OF CERTAIN QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERS IN FIELDPEA

Abstract

Fieldpea (Pisum sativum L.) is an important pulse crop of India with an average productivity of 958 kg/ha as against the world average of 1631 kg/ha [1] Thus, the yield potential of fieldpea crop can be increased much above from the present level through efficient breeding. The choice of most suitable breeding procedure depends upon the nature of gene action involved in the control of characters of economic importance. Therefore, in the present study, an attempt has been made to understand the nature and magnitude of gene effects using generation mean analysis [2].