CHUKWUDI, Uchechukwu P. and AGBO, Christian U. and ENE, Chikezie O. and Uba, Charles U. and ENYI, Jacob I. (2017) Analysis of Leaf Yield Components in Fluted Pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis Hook F.) Grown in Derived Savannah Agro-Ecology. Notulae Scientia Biologicae, 9 (3). pp. 386-391.
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High yield has become over the recent decades one of the major objectives of breeders and growers. Eighteen accessions of Telfairia occidentalis were studied in a randomized complete block design experiment replicated three times to determine the relationship among selected traits and their contribution to leaf yield. The following yield traits were studied: length of the longest vine (LLV), number of leaves plant-1 (LP), number of leaves per 40 cm of vine length (LVL), number of vines (NOV), length of the central leaflet (LCL), width of the central leaflet (WCL), vine diameter (VD) and leaf yield by weight. The correlation coefficient was estimated and the values partitioned to show the direct and indirect effects to yield using path coefficient analysis. LP showed the highest positive and significant correlation (r = 0.72**) with leaf yield. WCL and LP had the highest direct positive effects on leaf yield. The study revealed that increased number of wide leaves plant-1 with long and higher number of branches increase the leaf yield of T. occidentalis.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Uchenna Eneogwe |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Sep 2025 11:46 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Sep 2025 11:46 |
| URI: | http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/5463 |
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