Characterization, evaluation and Identification of morphological markers in grasspea (Lathyrus sativus L.)
Keywords:
Crop improvement, Germplasm, Traits, Selection, Unique genotypesAbstract
A set of 400 grasspea germplasm lines was characterized and evaluated to identify unique genotypes with desirable agro-economic traits. Significant variability was observed for 10 quantitative and 6 qualitative traits. Several distinct genotypes were identified, including those with notable traits such as high leaflet number (7 per leaf), early flowering and maturity, anthocyanin pigmentation (dark purple aerial parts), leaf shape variation (narrow and broad leaves), flower colour (distinct red), pod and pod wing color (purple and red) and seed characteristics (extra-large size, green color and unique shapes like globular/spherical and square). These unique genotypes can serve as efficient morphological markers for identifying nutritionally improved grasspea varieties.
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