Scilight Press

The present experiment was carried out with 21 diverse fenugreek genotypes to study the genetic variability and relationships among green leaf yield and yield attributing traits. Analysis of variance indicated significant differences among genotypes for all the variables, demonstrating the presence of variability within the studied materials. It also revealed that the phenotypic coefficient of variation exceeded the genotypic coefficient of variation for all traits under consideration. High genotypic and phenotypic coefficients of variation were observed for plant height, number of primary branches per plant, number of green leaf harvests, leaf area and total green leaf yield per hectare. Moderate values were noted for the days to first flowering, days to first green leaf harvest, days to last green leaf harvest and total green leaf yield per plant. High heritability coupled with high genetic advance as percentage of mean was observed for plant height, number of primary branches per plant and leaf area. Whereas, traits like days to first flowering, days to 50% flowering, total chlorophyll content in leaves, soluble protein content in leaves and total green leaf yield per plant exhibited high heritability with medium genetic gain. These characters can be regarded as most reliable for selection because these are controlled by additive gene action. Number of primary branches per plant, days to last green leaf harvest, total green leaf yield per plant, leaf area, total chlorophyll content in leaves and plant height can be considered as the most important selection indices for enhancing green leaf yield in fenugreek as per the association ship studies.