Stability analysis of lentil varieties under rainfed ecosystem
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.53550/jfl.v19i1.2278Keywords:
Lentil, Lens culinaris, Rainfed ecosystem, StabilityAbstract
Thirteen varieties of lentil were evaluated for stability of grain yield and its component traits under rainfed conditions. Significant genotype x environment (GE) interactions were observed. The linear component of GE interaction was significant for number of branches/plant, number of pods/plant and 100-seed weight, whereas non-linear component was significant for all the characters except number of branches/ plant. Of the 13 varieties, JL 3 had given the highest yield followed by PL 639, DPL 62, HPL5 and PL 4 over the years. These genotypes have, thus, wider stability for grain yield over the years.
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