Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Thirty three genotypes of grass pea (Lathyrus Sativus L.) were characterized during Rabi, 2023-24 at Research cum Instructional Farm, Department of genetics and Plant Breeding, IGKV, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, for morphological characters viz., Epicotyl and hypocotyl colour, seedling vigour, plant growth rates, plant growth habit, plant type, nodes per plant, internode length, stem wing width, stem waxy, stem section shape, branch arrangement, anthocyanin in leaf, leaf type, numbers of leaflet per leaf, leaf colour, prominence on leaf vein, leaf size, leaflet shape, leaf petiole colour, leaf tendrils, top and lower leaves petiole end, leaf pubescence, leaf scale type, flower size and flower bud size, number of leaflet per leaf, flower colour, flower vein colour, calyx colour, number of pods per peduncle, pod curvature, pod shape, seed shape, seed coat colour, seed size, seed coat surface, seed coat pattern, seed eye width, cotyledon colour as per descriptor of Lathyrus germplasm characterization.Variability was observed for all morphological characters studied but for trait prominence on leaf vein and leaf pubescence all genotypes have prominence of leaf vein and absence of leaf pubescence.The results help in protection of genotypes besides aiding for further utilization, with some repetition to produce variability in mutant population of lathyrus.
Source: PLANT ARCHIVES
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4409305945