Variations and correlations for seed and seedling characters in soybean (Glycine max merrill) germplasm

The present study was carried out to examine the variability and inter-relationship for various characteristics recorded on seed and seedlings of soybean germplasm being conserved in the National Genebank at the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi. The study revealed significant differences between soybean accessions for seed vaiability parameters namely normal, abnormal seedling, dead seeds, seedling vigour and such as seed weight, volume and colour.