Variability studies of guava (Psidium guajava L.) genotypes for growth, yield and quality attributes in Chattogram region of Bangladesh

Authors

  • Md. Golam Azam Plant Breeding Division, Agricultural Research Station, BARI, Pahartali, Chattogram-4225, Bangladesh
  • M Shalim Uddin Plant Genetic Resource Center, BARI, Gazipur-1701, Bangladesh
  • SM Kamrul Hasan Chowdhury Plant Pathology Division, Agricultural Research Station, BARI, Pahartali, Chattogram-4225, Bangladesh
  • ASM Harunor Rashid Horticulture Division, Agricultural Research Station, BARI, Pahartali, Chattogram-4225, Bangladesh
  • Haimonti Barua Plant Breeding Division, Agricultural Research Station, BARI, Pahartali, Chattogram-4225, Bangladesh
  • Rozina Afroz Chhanda Plant Genetic Resource Center, BARI, Gazipur-1701, Bangladesh
  • Sajia Rahman Plant Genetic Resource Center, BARI, Gazipur-1701, Bangladesh
  • Shamim Ara Bagum Seed Technology Division, BARI, Gazipur-1701, Bangladesh
  • Mossammat Shamsunnahar Plant Genetic Resource Center, BARI, Gazipur-1701, Bangladesh
  • Md. Nazirul Islam Horticulture Division, BARI, Gazipur-1701, Bangladesh

Keywords:

Morphological variability, qualitative characters, quantitative characters, heatmap, dendogram

Abstract

Guava (Psidium guajava L.) is considered as an important profitable fruit in Bangladesh. The study was conducted in the fruits orchard of Agriculture Research Station (ARS), Pahartali, Chattogram and Regional Agriculture Research Station (RARS), Hathazari, Chattogram during 2019-20 to assess the genetic diversity of the in situ guava germplasm. Twenty two guava lines were assessed in this investigation. A total of 21 traits (11 qualitative and 10 quantitative) enabled an assessment of the genetic variability and construction of this guava germplasm. The maximum variation was observed in pulp color and seediness in guava fruits. Plant height ranged from 2.38 to 6.20 m with an average 3.85 m. Based girth ranged from 28.00 to 81.00 cm with an average of 47.79 cm. Fruit weight ranged from 55.0-362.0 g with average 101.92 g and yield per plant ranged from 12.53 to 126.70 kg with average 26.54 kg. The morphological dendrograph generated from agglomeration hierarchical clustering grouped the 22 genotypes into 5 major clusters. Heatmap explaining the overall performance of the genotypes indicated that BARI Peyara 2 and BARI Peyara 4 had higher yield potentiality.  BARI Peyara 2, BARI Peyara 4 , PG Pah 001, PG Pah 005,  PG Pah 07, PG Hat 004, PG Hat 009, PG Hat 010, PG Hat 012,  PG Hat 017, PG Hat 018 and PG Hat 020 can be selected for breeding program based on their desirable qualitative and quantitative traits.

Published

2020-11-10

How to Cite

Md. Golam Azam, Uddin, M. S., Chowdhury, S. K. H., ASM Harunor Rashid, Haimonti Barua, Rozina Afroz Chhanda, Sajia Rahman, Shamim Ara Bagum, Mossammat Shamsunnahar, & Md. Nazirul Islam. (2020). Variability studies of guava (Psidium guajava L.) genotypes for growth, yield and quality attributes in Chattogram region of Bangladesh. Journal of Agricultural Science & Engineering Innovation (JASEI), 1(2), 3-9. Retrieved from https://rsepress.org/index.php/jasei/article/view/24

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