VARIABILITY AND CHARACTER ASSOCIATION IN ROSE COLOURED LEADWORT (PLUMBAGO ROSEA Linn.).

Autor: Kurian A; College of Horticulture, Kerala agricultural University, Vellanikkara-680 656, Kerala, India., Anitha CA, Nybe EV
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Ancient science of life [Anc Sci Life] 2001 Oct; Vol. 21 (2), pp. 92-5.
Abstrakt: Forty five plumbago rosea accessions collected from different parts of Kerala state were evaluated for variability in morphological and yield related characters and plumbagin content. Highly significant variation was evident for all the characters studied except leaf size indicating wide variability in the accessions. Accessions PR 25 and PR 31 appear to be promising with respect to root yield and high plumbagin content. Character association revelated significant and positive correlation of all the characters except leaf size with yield. Hence, selection of high yielding types could easily be done based on visual characters expressing more vegetative growth but with reduced leaf size.
Databáze: MEDLINE