Volume: 38 Issue: 1
Morphological characteristics and variability among Indian Indigo (Indigofera tinctoria) accessions from Kerala
Year: 2016, Page: 29-35, Doi: https://doi.org/10.62029/jmaps.v38i1.Neema
Received: Oct. 21, 2014 Accepted: March 22, 2016 Published: Dec. 31, 2016
Twenty accessions of Indian Indigo collected from different parts of Kerala state were assessed for their variability. The morphological traits, flowering and seeding behavior, yield attributes and root nodule characteristics were studied. Analysis of variance revealed substantial variations among the accessions. IT 13, accession from Thiruvananthapuram followed by IT 11 (Kollam) and IT 9 (Thiruvananthapuram) were inferred to be superior based on selection indices and morphological characterization. These accessions performed better in termes of Leaf, Shoot and root yields. The study provided an insight into the variations among Indigofera tinctoria accessions and indicated the relative superiority of certain accessions that can further be multiplied and released as high yielding varieties for cultivation.
Keywords: Indigofera tinctoria, Morphology, Selection index, Variability,Yield attributes
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M Neema, BR Reghunath. 2016. Morphological characteristics and variability among Indian Indigo (Indigofera tinctoria) accessions from Kerala. J Med Aromat Plant Sci 38: 29-35.
