Agro-morphological Characterization of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Genotypes
Pankaj Chauhan *
Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur, M.P., India.
Vinod Kumar
Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur, M.P., India.
M. K. Shrivastava
Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur, M.P., India.
Neelesh Patel
Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur, M.P., India.
Manoranjan Biswal
Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur, M.P., India.
Hemendra Mate
Department of Plant Physiology, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur, M.P., India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The study was conducted in field conditions that suitable to typical growth and all trait expression. A set of 30 wheat genotypes was evaluated for 10 agro-morphological traits in the rabi season 2022-2023. The experiment followed Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with two replications and along with three different date of sowing. For the present study data was recorded on the basis of DUS (Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability) guidelines. Phenotypic assessment revealed variability in different morphological traits like Plant growth habit, Foliage colour, Flag leaf length, Flag leaf width, Ear time of emergence, Ear Shape, Ear Density, Ear colour, Grain colour and Grain shape. Most of the morphological traits found an adequate level of variability.These established descriptors serve as valuable markers for characterizing the wheat, facilitating genotypes utilization and conservation efforts.
Keywords: Wheat genotypes, DUS guidelines, phenotypic variability, agro-morphological traits