Habte Jifar Daba

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Diversity and Association of Characters in Tef Crop

Genetic Diversity and Association of Characters in Released varieties of Tef (Eragrostis tef [Zucc.] Trotter)

Beschreibung

Tef (Eragrostis tef [Zucc.] Trotter) is an indigenous staple cereal crop of Ethiopia that has many agronomic and nutritional merits. It is a gluten free cereal and an option for people allergic to wheat products. However, information on the genetic diversity of tef genotypes is very scant and that of recently released varieties is lacking. Therefore, this study was conducted to assess the extent of genetic diversity and association of characters among traits of released tef varieties. Data were collected on quantitative and qualitative traits of tef and the analysis of variance has shown a highly (P0.01) significant differences among genotypes for most quantitative traits. Genotypic and phenotypic coefficients of variability, expected genetic advance and genetic advance as percent of the mean were also estimated. Besides, associations among different traits were assessed and cluster analysis was made. Generally, the presence of high genetic variation among the tested tef genotypes with respect to phenotypic traits was revealed. I hope, this work will give an insight on how diverse our released varieties are and helps breeder to design a comprehensive national breeding strategy.

Autor

Mr. Habte Jifar is an associate researcher in the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR). His first degree was in Plant Sciences and he obtained his M.Sc. degree in Biology (Applied Genetics) in 2008. He has a research experience of more than ten years in field crops(Tef and Maize) breeding.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 88
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm
• ISBN-13: 9783659157585
• ISBN-10: 3659157589
• Artikelnr.: 36615676