Genetic studies in vegetable amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) under temperate conditions

Abstract

In the present investigation twenty seven diverse genotypes of Vegetable Amaranth were evaluated for various yield and yield attributing traits. Analysis of variance revealed highly significant differences among all the genotypes under study for all the traits. Range values indicated presence of sufficient genetic variability for all the characters. Phenotypic coefficients of variation were found to be higher than corresponding genotypic coefficients of variation. Most of the traits recorded high phenotypic and genotypic coefficients of variation. All the characters showed the high estimates of heritability coupled with high genetic advance as per cent of mean.