Agrotechnology

Hawassa Research Centre, Hawassa, Ethiopia

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• Research Article   
  Genetic Variability for Yield and Yield Related Traits in Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato Genotypes Evaluated at Hawassa, Ethiopia
  Author(s): Bililign Mekonnen*, Andargachew Gedebo and Fekadu Gurmu
  
  The study was conducted to determine variability for yield and yield related traits in 24 orange fleshed sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam] genotypes in the 2017 main cropping season at Hawassa Agricultural Research Center. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications. Data were collected on 19 traits and analysis of variance (ANOVA) was conducted. Significant differences (P≤0.05) among genotypes were observed for root yield and its components as well as morphological and qualitative traits including sweetpotato virus disease reaction (SPVD). The phenotypic coefficient of variation (PCV) ranged from 22.1 % for mature leaf size to 118.3 % for unmarketable root yield, while genotypic coefficient of variation (GCV) ranged from 20.6 % for root girth to 111.7 % for unmarketable root yield. All the traits studied showed PCV and GCV more than.. View more»
  

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