Genetic variability in genepool of butterfly pea (Clitoria ternatea) for forage attributes

Ninety two genotypes of Butterfly pea (Clitoria ternatea) collected from different parts of the country were evaluated. A wide range of variation in various characteristics for different genotypes in germplasm collections were observed. The maximum variation (CV 35%) was recorded in green fodder yield per plant followed by number of leaves per plant (CV 31%) and leaf stem ratio (CV 27%). Genotype ILCT 281 from Uttar Pradesh and ILCT 276 from Rajasthan had the lowest total index score value after the meteroglyph analysis. Genotypes ILCT 261, ILCT 213 and ILCT 221 were found to have the maximum total index score value and thus the aggressive growth habit. Results indicated that materials from the different regions were randomly represented in all TIV grades of plant growth types.