1Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh-221005
Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Allahabad School of Agriculture, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Deemed-to-be-University, Allahabad-211007, Uttar Pradesh
*Email: eswarmaagrico@gmail.com
Genetic parameters for yield and its correspondent characters in pigeon pea were estimated from a trial with 27 genotypes of pigeonpea, these genotypes were obtained from ICRISAT (Hyderabad), various parts of U.P and M.P. evaluated for thirteen characters related to yield. Low, moderate, and high genotypicand phenotypic coefficient of variations were observed. High genotypic and phenotypic co-efficient of variations were expressed by number of pods per plant, harvest index, biological yield per plant and grain yield per plant. High heritability coupled with high genetic advance was exhibited by days to maturity, days to 50% flowering, days to initial flowering, plantheight, number of pods per plant, biological yield per plant, grain yield per plant and harvest index so selection may be effective for these characters.
Genetic advance, Heritability, pigeon pea, variability
