Agro-morphological characterisation and selection of sorghum landraces |
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| Authors: | Solomon Assefa Derese Hussein Shimelis Mark Laing |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, African Centre for Crop Improvement, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa;2. Sirinka Agricultural Research Center, Woldia, Ethiopia |
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| Abstract: | Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] grown under rain-fed conditions is frequently affected by drought stress at different stages, resulting in reduced grain and biomass yield. The aim of this study was to characterise sorghum landraces and to select farmer-preferred medium-maturing genotypes under rainfed and irrigated conditions. Hundred and ninety-six sorghum accessions were evaluated at Kobo site of the Sirinka Agricultural Research Center in 2014/2015 in Ethiopia. Data collected from 14 traits were subjected to analysis of variance, cluster analysis, Pearson’s correlation coefficient analysis, path coefficient analysis and principal component analysis (PCA). Significant genotypic differences (p?
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| Keywords: | Agro-morphological traits drought tolerance grain yield medium-maturity principal component analysis sorghum |
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