Table 4 The mean and mean comparison of 3 phenological and 9 vegetative traits of 15 Bambara groundnut accessions.

From: Genetic analysis and selection of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea [L.] Verdc.) landraces for high yield revealed by qualitative and quantitative traits

Genotype

DTE

D50%F

DTM

PH

NB

NS

NP

NL

NNS

IL

BFW

BDW

G1

5.33d

39.33bcd

119.67f

25.56a-d

44.67b

11cde

349.33b-e

1048b-e

13ab

3.53ab

364.24c

150.57d

G2

7.33bc

37.33bcd

121f

23.87a-e

34de

16.67a

279.33g

838g

12abcd

2.97bcd

614.67a

361.57a

G3

7.33bc

35d

132.33bcd

26.72ab

32ef

11.67b-e

179.33i

538i

12.33abc

3bcd

296.8de

140.39d

G4

6.67cd

43.67abc

139.67a

22.31cde

13h

9.67de

304.33fg

913fg

9.33ef

2.7d

188.04hg

62.39f

G5

8.33bc

38.67bcd

138.33a

24.08a-e

35de

12.67a-d

316.67efg

950efg

10.33c-f

3.83a

329.83cd

146.77d

G6

6.67cd

44.33ab

129d

25.87abc

40.33c

15abc

369.67abc

1109abc

13ab

3.83a

485.57b

218.55b

G7

11a

37.33bcd

138.33a

23.11b-e

36.67cd

16ab

328.67c-f

986c-f

11b-f

2.93bcd

344.84c

160.81cd

G8

9b

34.33d

122.33ef

25.23a-e

56.67a

16.67a

165i

495i

12.33abc

3.3a-d

511b

197.68cb

G9

8bc

37.33bcd

121.67f

27.14a

45b

16.33a

361.67a-d

1085a-d

11.67b-e

3.2bcd

155.98h

62.84f

G10

7.67bc

37.67bcd

136abc

23.65a-e

31.33ef

12.67a-d

226.66 h

680 h

12.67abc

3.4abc

275.66e

78.56f

G11

7cd

37cd

130.33 cd

23.8a-e

35de

16ab

310efg

930efg

11b-f

2.8 cd

195.55g

87.19ef

G12

7.33bc

47.67a

138ab

21.92de

34.33de

13.33a-d

177.33i

532i

9.67def

2.73d

359.38c

122.04de

G13

8bc

42.33abc

128de

21.57e

23.67g

12.33a-e

402a

1206a

9f

2.77d

109.97i

50.22f

G14

8bc

40bcd

141.33a

26.45ab

31.67ef

8e

381.67ab

1145ab

12.33abc

3.5ab

286.51e

141.03d

G15

11.67a

37cd

137.33ab

24.13a-e

29f

12.33a-e

318.33d-g

955d-g

14.33a

2.77d

234.68

134.63d

Mean

7.96

39.27

131.56

24.36

34.82

13.36

298.00

894.00

11.60

3.15

316.85

141.02

LSD

1.82

7.07

5.83

ns

3.82

4.36

43.83

131.50

2.35

0.60

35.65

43.15

Min

5.33

34.33

119.67

21.57

13.00

8.00

165.00

495.00

9.00

2.70

109.97

50.22

Max

11.67

47.67

141.33

27.14

56.67

16.67

402.00

1206.00

14.33

3.83

614.67

361.57

  1. Max maximum, Min minimum, C.V. coefficient of variation, LSD least significant difference at 5% level, DTE (day) days to emergence, D50%F (day) days to 50% flowering, DTM (days) days to maturity, PH plant height (cm), NB number of branches per plant, NS number of stems per plant, NP number of petioles per plant, NL number of leaves per plant, NNS no. of nodes per stem, IL (cm) inter nodes length, BFW (g) biomass fresh weight per plant, BDW (g) biomass dry weight per plant .