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Correlation studies in
wild apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) plus trees
Amit Kumar* and S. Bhan
KVK/ETC,
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and
Technology-Kashmir Malangpora, Pulwama (J & K), India.
*Corresponding author. E-mail:
khokherak@rediffmail.com.
Accepted
24 September, 2009 |
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Wild apricot seeds collected from 167 selected trees were
evaluated and considerable genetic variation for oil
content, stone and kernel characters were recorded. Oil
content ranged from 50.05 - 57.97%, while range of stone
length, breadth and thickness was from 14.64 - 26.48, 12.26
- 21.49 and 8.63 - 14.65 mm, respectively. Stone and kernel
weight varied between 66.60 - 295.10 and 18.20 - 68.18 g.
Kernel size (length, breadth and thickness) and weight are
most desirable characters which affect oil percentage. On
the basis of the correlation studies, it was found that
kernel thickness (0.292) and kernel weight (0.236) was
positively and highly significantly correlated with the oil
content along with the stone thickness (0.211). However,
kernel weight has positive and highly significant
correlation with all the stone and kernel characters.
Key
words:
Wild apricot, Prunus armeniaca, genetic variation,
correlation, stone, kernel. |
