Stability study in Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.)

Stability analysis was carried out with twelve promising Indian mustard genotypes including three checks [Varuna (NC), JD-6 (ZC) and Shivani (LC)] over four different environments of Jharkhand, India to identify phenotypically stable genotypes that could performs more or less uniformly under different environmental conditions for various economic traits. Pooled analysis of variance for stability in the performance of different genotypes (g) of Indian mustard were significant, indicating that the materials selected possessed significant variation for all the characters under study. Significant MSS due to environment and G × E interaction were significant for most of the traits. In the present study the genotypes Varuna, BAUSM-92-1-I and BAUSM-92-3-III were found to be higher mean and consistent performance for most of the traits, including yield and hence could be recommended for cultivation across different environments.