Genetic variability and diversity analysis for some agronomic traits of a sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) collection: Insights for breeding superior genotypes.

ABSTRACT: A study was conducted during the 2017 cropping season to assess the genetic variability of selected agronomic traits in sweet potato. A total of 355 sweet potato genotypes (351 from different countries of the world and four check varieties) were evaluated at Tuber Crops Research Sub Centre, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institution, Bogura, Bangladesh. The experiment was conducted using an augmented randomized complete block design. Findings revealed positive correlations among five agronomic traits, namely the weight of marketable storage root per plant (MRW), weight of storage root per plant (RW), fresh weight of foliage per plant (FW), number of marketable storage root per plant (MRN) and number of storage root per plant (RN) suggesting their suitability for phenotypic selection. The

SUBMITTER: Alam Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11470407 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature