International Journal of Horticulture, 2016, Vol.6, No.2, 1-10
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Table 2 RAPD based cluster composition and comparative performance of 20 cashew hybrids and their parents for morpho-economic traits
Clusters
Number of
genotypes
Genotypes
Plant height
Trunk girth
Canopy
spreadS(E-W)
Canopy
spreadS(N-S)
Flowering
laterals/ m
2
No. of
perfectflowers
No. of
staminate
flowers
Total no. of
flowers
Sex ratio
Nut weight (g)
Kernel weight
(g)
Apple weight
(g)
Nuts/panicle
Nut yield
(ton/ha)
I
7
D -19
4.3
56.5 4.3
4.4
20.0*
106.4
*
345.5 45.0 0.31* 9.4* 2.9* 89.0* 5.7
2.7*
H -6
4.3
69.1* 4.7* 4.9* 18.8 87.56 510.9
598.5
*
0.17 7.3
2.3
55.2 5.8
2.67*
G -8
4.3
64.7 4.4
4.7* 18.3
104.9
*
386.0 527.0 0.36* 7.1
2.2
45.9 8.0
2.49*
B 27
4.8* 65.9* 4.1
4.6* 20.4*
117.5
*
384.1 501.4 0.30* 8.6* 2.9* 73.0* 6.1
2.58*
A 71
4.7
63.2 4.4
5.2* 22.9* 67.0 252.6 319.4 0.26 7.5
2.6
68.8* 7.7
2.52*
H 8
4.6
67.6* 4.2
4.8* 16.6 73.0 424.9 498.0 0.17 6.6
2.3
53.7 4.8
2.42*
C 30
4.2
55.0 4.0
4.6
18.7
116.5
*
450.6
567.4
*
0.25 9.0* 2.8* 75.6* 5.6
2.38*
Cluster mean
4.5
63.1 4.3
4.7
19.4 96.1 393.5 436.7 0.3
7.9
2.6
65.9 6.2
2.53
II
7
J 12
4.3
69.1* 4.6* 4.5
17.8 97.5* 290.4 388.0 0.34* 6.8
2.1
52.8 5.2
2.30*
J 6
4.0
61.6 4.4
4.4
17.7 71.0 353.9 425.0 0.20 7.2
2.0
42.4 4.8
2.25*
A 62
4.2
58.6 4.0
4.3
21.1* 82.5 360.1 442.4 0.22 6.3
2.0
50.0 5.5
2.23*
A 48
4.0
58.4 4.0
4.6
21.9* 77.5 365.6 443.4 0.21 6.7
2.2
58.8 6.3
2.37*
C 41
4.6
73.5* 4.1
4.7* 18.0
136.0
*
381.6 517.4 0.35* 8.8* 2.8* 75.6* 6.0
2.28*
G 9
3.5
54.2 4.3
4.7* 17.1 120.4 399.5 520.0 0.30* 6.8
2.1
44.6 7.3
2.06*
M 44/3
P
2.8
54.2 3.6
3.5
17.4
103.3
*
252.0 353.3 0.42* 5.3
1.5
42.3 8.0
1.60
Cluster mean
3.91 61.37 4.14 4.39 18.7 98.31 343.3 441.3 0.29 6.84 2.10 52.36 6.16 2.16
III 6
J 20
4.4
61.6 4.6
4.3
18.4 83.0 305.4 388.5 0.27 6.9
2.0
52.7 50.0 2.27*
A 95
4.5
60.4 4.1
4.2
18.8 72.5
462.6
*
535.4 0.15 6.3
2.0
50.1 4.4
1.93
I 12
4.7* 69.3* 4.2
4.6* 18.5 69.5 337.9 407.5 0.21 8.7* 2.6* 86.0* 3.1
1.94
J 13
4.1
61.6 4.3
4.3
18.7 48.5 379.9 428.5 0.13 6.3
1.6
34.2 4.4
2.05*
F 28
4.3
57.4 4.5
4.4
19.2
233.4
*
420.5
654.5
*
0.55* 9.1* 2.9* 83.1* 4.1
2.02*
B 5
4.9* 62.6 3.8
4.6
16.1 60.5
526.6
*
587.4
*
0.11 8.2
2.6* 68.0* 4.5
1.87
Cluster mean
4.5
62.2 4.3
4.4
18.3 94.6 405.5 500.3 0.2
7.6
2.3
62.4 11.8 2.01
IV
8
E 16
4.5
73.9 4.5
4.4
15.0 55.7
466.0
*
521.8 0.11 9.0
2.9* 75.4* 5.5
1.86
Vittol44/
3
P
4.1
60.5 3.9
4.3
17.0 64.1 367.0 431.1 0.17 6.6
1.9
65.0 5.1
1.66
VTH
711/4
P
4.0
70.9* 4.2
4.4
14.3 47.9 366.3 414.3 0.13 12.8* 3.9* 149.8 3.00 1.10
BPP 30/1
P
3.8
52.2 3.7
3.9
16.2 62.1 248.5 310.6 0.25 6.5
2.0
53.5 5.9
1.54
Kankadi
P
3.7
58.7 4.2
4.4
13.7 37.0 298.8 336.1 0.13 11.7* 3.0* 122.0 2.6
0.99
KBN
P
3.3
50.2 3.8
4.1
13.2 15.4 252.8 268.3 0.06 9.3* 2.5
54.9 3.1
1.15
RP 2
P
3.5
58.0 3.7
4.0
16.5 99.0* 353.5 452.6 0.28 6.4
2.1
41.5 7.4
1.45
RP 1
3.3
50.7 3.6
3.9
16.2 85.3 418.1 503.6 0.20 6.2
2.0
42.6 6.8
1.56
Cluster mean
3.78 59.39 3.95 4.18 15.2 58.31 346.4 404.8 0.17 7.96 2.54 75.59 4.93 1.41
Grand Mean
4.1
60.9 4.2
4.4
18.1 90.3 379.6 449.0 0.3
7.5
2.3
59.4 6.9
2.01
C.D
5%
0.6
5.7
0.6
0.4
2.8
14.8 93.8 98.9 0.1
0.6
0.2
5.1
1.1
0.28
*Significant at P
0.05
, P- denotes parents
