International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2017, Volume : 5, Issue : 1
First page : (660) Last page : (666)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2550
Screening of Common Bean Genotypes at Farmers Field in Kashmir - Baby Trial Evaluation System
F. A. Sheikh*, M. N. Khan, P. A. Sofi, Z. A. Dar1, N. R. Sofi and M. A. Bhat
Division of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Sher e Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Kashmir - 190025 India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: fayaz127@gmail.com
Received: 5.02.2017 | Revised: 11.02.2017 | Accepted: 13.02.2017
ABSTRACT
Present investigation was undertaken during 2014 to generate information, through evaluation of the set of material at the farmers’ field along with the farmers’ variety as a check through participatory varietal selection using baby trials. Trials were laid at various locations of north kashmir summing to a total of twenty trials at different villages, In which 6 genotypes that were selected from mother trials and were tested further by paired comparison through baby trial evaluation system. The genotypes were laid with the farmers’ variety to make an easy comparison of the important yield and yield attributing traits. The comparison of the test varieties was made on the basis of same, more, less and compared to farmers’ variety regarding various traits. Out of the six genotypes (WB-185, WB-83, WB-195, WB-966, WB-258, and Shalimar Rajmash-1) selected from the mother trial only three (WB-185, WB-83, WB-195) seemed to be better than the local check than other three varieties (WB-966, WB-258, and Shalimar Rajmash-1) in the baby trial. The finally selected three varieties from the baby trial were having the desirable traits as, days to 50% flowering and days taken for maturity less than the average, the mean of number of pods per plant, pod yield per plant, seeds per pod and seed yield per plot were higher than the average mean of the local farmers’ check and the other three mother selected genotypes. The study revealed that, it is therefore recommended that the genotypes WB-185, WB-83 and WB-195 should be extensively tested in farmers fields for further evaluation as well as concomitant seed multiplication, so that the variety goes into production chain. It would be desirable to encourage participant farmers to take up seed production, so that local systems are strengthened.
Key word: Common Bean, Farmers Preference Scoring, Farmers Preference Ranking, Mother Trial, Baby Trial.
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Cite this article: Sheikh, F.A., Khan, M.N., Sofi, P.A., Dar, Z.A., Sofi, N.R. and Bhat, M.A., Screening of Common Bean Genotypes at Farmers Field in Kashmir - Baby Trial Evaluation System, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.5(1): 660-666 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2550
