Quantitative genetic studies in WC-C75 population indicated that additive genetic variance was important in the inheritance of all the traits studied. Heritability estimates on progeny mean basis were high for all characters in all families and moderate for grain yield/plant (0.31) in half-sib families. Expected genetic advance for 51 family selection was high for most traits, particularly for grain yield perplant (25.7%), indicating that 51 family selection was superior method for population improvement.
Pennisetum americanum (L.), population improvement, genetic advance
