Diversity of Ethiopian Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) Accessions Based on Agromorphological Traits

Table 3

Estimates of range, mean, genetic components of variance, heritability, and genetic advance of fenugreek accessions at Haramaya 2016.

Traits	Range	Mean	σ^2p	σ^2g	PCV (%)	GCV (%)	H^2	GA	GAM (5%)
DF	41.14–57.04	51.25	10.98	9.31	6.47	5.95	84.81	5.80	4.70
DM	97.67–138.21	120.21	103.65	73.07	8.47	7.11	70.50	14.81	3.20
PHF	10.86–52.14	30.67	69.09	56.33	27.10	24.47	81.54	13.98	12.19
NPPP	0.19–39.23	13.85	66.51	62.13	58.88	56.91	93.41	15.72	28.62
NSPP	4.20–19.10	13.07	5.89	4.52	18.57	16.27	76.77	3.84	15.00
NPB	0.85–4.49	2.37	1.52	1.46	52.02	50.98	96.05	2.44	65.95
NSB	0.30–3.88	1.70	0.72	0.59	49.91	45.11	81.67	1.43	70.33
APL	4.32–12.30	9.58	1.63	0.99	13.33	10.41	60.98	1.61	13.23
SYPP	0.72–5.91	3.80	1.44	0.90	31.58	24.97	62.50	1.55	32.73
Yhkg	250.09–2275.00	1035.50	146751.60	127584	36.99	34.49	86.94	687.10	2.53
TSW	10.05–36.97	18.75	30.65	22.78	29.53	25.45	74.32	8.49	15.54

σ²_p = Phenotypic variance, σ²_g = Genotypic variance, PCV = Phenotypic coefficient of variation, GCV = Genotypic Coefficient of Variation, H² = Broad sense heritability, GA = Expected Genetic advance and GAM (5%) = Genetic Advance as percent of the Mean, DF = Days to 50% flowering, DM = Days to 90% maturity, PHF = Plant height at flowering, NPPP = Number of pods per plant, NSPP = Number of seeds per pod, NPB = Number of primary branches, NSB = Number of secondary branches, APL = Average pod length, SYPP = Seed yield per plant, TSW = Thousand seed weight, and Yhkg = yield per hectare in kg.