Journal of Agricultural Science and Food Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2593-9173
ISSN: 2593-9173
Department of Agriculture, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Research Article
Association and Path Analyses among Morpho-Agronomic Traits, Fatty Acids Contents and Oil Yield in Linseed (Linumussitatisimum L.) Genotypes in Ethiopia
Author(s): Tadesse Ghiday*, Wassu Mohamed, Yemane Tsehaye, Adugna Wakjira, Chemeda Daba and Tesfaye Dissasa
The improvement for a trait of interest can be achieved by both direct and indirect selection of characters that are more heritable and easy to select. The aim of this study was to determine the degree and nature of associations among morphoagronomic taits, fatty acid contents and oil yield. One hundred twenty six (120 accessions and six improved varieties) linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) genotypes were evaluated for their morphoagronomic taits, fatty acid contents and oil yield using a Alpha lattice Design with two replications at farm fields of Holeta Agricultural Research Center (HARC) and Kulumsa Agricultural Research Center (KARC) during 2019/2020 cropping season in Ethiopia. At genotypic and phenotypic levels seed yield per plant had highly significant positive correlations with plant height, number of primary braches per plant, number of secondary braches per plant, n.. View More»