Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, College of Agriculture, J. N. Agricultural University, Jabalpur 482004.
Phenological, physiological and chemical factors were observed in 25 genotypes of faba bean during rabi 1983–84 and 1984–85. Hard seededness was correlated positively with hull percentage (r = 0.766; 0.886), tannin (r = 0.543; 0.422), and phenol content (r = 0.415, 0.475), but negatively with days from flowering to maturity (r = -0.608; -0.688) and hydration coefficient (r = -0.832; 0.945). Their importance is supported by coheritability, correlated response to selection and path coefficient analysis.
Paba bean, hard seed, phenological, physiological, chemical factors
