CORRELATION STUDIES OF DIFFERENT METRIC TRAITS IN SUNFLOWER (HELIANTHUS ANNUUS L.)

Authors

  • SAFIA PANHWAR Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam.
  • ASIF ALI KALERI Department of Agronomy, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam.
  • MURAD ALI MAGSI Department of Agronomy, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam.
  • QAMARDDIN JOGI Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam.
  • NAZIA BALOCH BALOCH Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam.
  • MUZAMIL HUSSAIN AWAN Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam.
  • AMJAD RAZA SHAR Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam.
  • ABDUL JABBAR DHILOO Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam.
  • AAKASH SARIO Department of Plant Protection, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam
  • BASIT ALI MORIO ANS Department of Plant Protection, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam
  • ATTA MUHAMMAD SARIO Department of Agronomy, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam.

Abstract

The cultivation of sunflowers as an oilseed crop is significant in Pakistan. Due to its importance the current research is performed. It is focused on examining the correlation within the context of oilseed crop studies in different metric traits viz’. germination (%), days to 75% flowering, days to 90 % maturity, plant height (cm), head diameter (cm), 100-Seed weight (g), seed weight ha-1(kg) and seeds head-1. All the characters showed significant differences at P<0.01 in sunflower genotypes. The mean performance results showed that A-I exhibited maximum germination percentage (91.66), minimum days to 75% flowering or heading was recorded (56.66), shorter plant height (103.33cm), largest head diameter (18.00 cm) and, greater number of seed head-1(6.00). Moreover, maximum days to 90% maturity (106.55 and 106.67) for sunflower were recorded in Peshawar and HO-1. Charinka also had the tallest height (121.67 cm), the greatest 100 seed weight (6.33 g) and minimum seed head 1. Correlation analysis revealed that seed yield (kg/ha) strongly and meaningfully associated with days to 75% heading and germination percentage. Hence, A-1 and HO-1 were predicted to best genotypes and can be used for further breeding sunflower crops.

Author Biography

BASIT ALI MORIO ANS, Department of Plant Protection, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam

 

 

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Published

2024-06-30

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1 (2024): FUUAST Journal of Biology

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