?SEEDLING VIGOR AND GENETIC VARIABILITY FOR RICE SEED, SEEDLING EMERGENCE AND SEEDLING TRAITS

Authors

  • SVED SULTAN ALI Rice Research Insuute, Kala Shah Kaku, Lahore. Pakistan
  • S J H JAFRI Rice Research Insuute, Kala Shah Kaku, Lahore. Pakistan
  • M. JAMIL Rice Research Insuute, Kala Shah Kaku, Lahore. Pakistan
  • M. IJAZ Rice Research Insuute, Kala Shah Kaku, Lahore. Pakistan

Keywords:

Seedling vigor, Variability, Root/shoot ratio, Rice.

Abstract

Eleven local rice cultivars including Basmati 370 were evaluated for seedling vigor. Three groups of traits were
evaluated viz; seed traits (seed density. seed volume. see weight. paddy length and grain length). seed emergence traits
(emergence %. emergence index and emergence rate index). and seedling traits (fresh root length, dry root weight, root
to shoot ratio and relative root weight). Genetic variabil ity and heri tabili ty estimates for seed weight, emergence percent-
age, root length, dry root weight, seed weight and relative root weight were observed significant, respectively. Seed
density, relative root weight, emergence rate index and root to shoot ratio were relatively more amenable to improvement.
Relative expected genetic advance was the function of heritability and coefficient of phenotypic variability, latter being
more important.

Published

1994-03-21

How to Cite

ALI, S. S., JAFRI, S. J. H., JAMIL, M., & IJAZ, M. (1994). ?SEEDLING VIGOR AND GENETIC VARIABILITY FOR RICE SEED, SEEDLING EMERGENCE AND SEEDLING TRAITS. Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 37(4), 144–146. Retrieved from https://v2.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/2601

Issue

Vol. 37 No. 4 (1994): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Section

Articles