Leaf and seed yield of jute mallow (Corchorus olitorius L.) accessions under field conditions for two consecutive growing seasons

dc.creatorNgomuo, Munguatosha
dc.creatorStoilova, Tsvetelina
dc.creatorFeyissa, Tileye
dc.creatorKassim, Neema
dc.creatorNdakidemi, Patrick
dc.date2019-05-27T07:39:07Z
dc.date2019-05-27T07:39:07Z
dc.date2017-04-11
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-25T09:21:05Z
dc.date.available2022-10-25T09:21:05Z
dc.descriptionResearch Article published by Taylor & Francis Group
dc.descriptionJute mallow is a nutritious leafy vegetable used by many people in Africa. The purpose of this study was to select accessions with high leaf yield and seed yield. We investigated seven agronomic traits that are related to leaf yield and seed yield and how they correlate with each other. The results indicated significant differences among the accessions in all traits. Leaf fresh weight ranged from 18.3 to 121.3 g/plant in accessions TOT 6747 and TOT 8532, respectively. The highest variability between the accessions was also observed in seed yield. It ranged from 1.0 g/plant in accession TOT 7980 to 35.5 g/plant in TOT 7866. Eight other accessions had a seed yield of 1.0 g/plant. Significant and positive correlations were observed between leaf fresh weight and leaf dry weight (r = 0.84), leaf area (r = 0.33), and number of leaves (r = 0.40). A significant correlation was observed in seed yield and weight of pods per plant (r = 0.83). The evaluation of these agronomic traits for leaf and seed yield in this germplasm has revealed useful information for breeders in their efforts to improve the yield as well as selection of accessions with good agronomic traits.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.identifier2380-4084
dc.identifierDOI: 10.1080/14620316.2017.1304168
dc.identifierhttp://dspace.nm-aist.ac.tz/handle/123456789/216
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/95426
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Group
dc.subjectseed yield
dc.subjectjute mallow
dc.subjectCorchorus spp
dc.subjectleaf area
dc.titleLeaf and seed yield of jute mallow (Corchorus olitorius L.) accessions under field conditions for two consecutive growing seasons
dc.typeArticle

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