Morphological characterization of newly introduced lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) germplasm through principal component and regression analyses

  • Ramesh Kumar, Sangita Kaushal, Sandeep Kumar, Dharminder Kumar, Y.R. Shukla B.S. Dogra Dr. YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan – 173 230, HP, India
Keywords: Principal component, regression analysis, morphological characterization lettuce, Lactuca sativa L.

Abstract

Twenty seven newly introduced genotypes of lettuce collected from different indigenous and exotic sources were characterized with respect to economically important traits by using principle component and regression analyses. Significant differences were observed among the genotypes for all the characters under study. CGN-10944 performed best among all the genotypes for most of the traits under study. Principal component analysis indicated that the first five factors had variances of 3.88, 2.78, 1.47, 1.42 and 1.24 with 25.87%, 18.57%, 9.81%, 9.49% and 8.26% of total variation, respectively and aggregating to 72.01% of total variation. The highest positive values of different traits in different components indicated that main emphasis should be given on the gross head weight (X2), polar (X6) & equatorial diameter (X7) and seed vigour index-I (X12) & II (X13) to have higher yields in lettuce. To quantify the importance of each variable in predicting yield, multiple linear regression model was developed. The coefficient of determination (R2) in linear regression model revealed that 94% of total variation in yield per plot (X15) was influenced by days to marketable maturity (X1), gross head weight (X2), heading percentage (X4), seed germination (X11), seed vigour index-II (X13) and severity of bacterial soft rot (X14). Therefore, main emphasis should be given on days to marketable maturity, gross head weight, polar & equatorial diameter, heading percentage, seed germination, seed vigour index-I & II and severity of bacterial soft rot during selection and hybridization programmes for yield improvement in lettuce.

Author Biography

Ramesh Kumar, Sangita Kaushal, Sandeep Kumar, Dharminder Kumar, Y.R. Shukla B.S. Dogra, Dr. YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan – 173 230, HP, India

Professor, Department of Vegetable Science, 

Dr. YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan – 173 230, HP, India

Published
10-11-2016
How to Cite
Ramesh Kumar, Sangita Kaushal, Sandeep Kumar, Dharminder Kumar, Y.R. Shukla B.S. Dogra
Morphological characterization of newly introduced lettuce Lactuca sativa L. germplasm through principal component and regression analyses. 2016. Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding, 7 3, 742-749. Retrieved from https://ejplantbreeding.org/index.php/EJPB/article/view/835
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Research Note