Table 1. Range, mean, estimates of genotypic and phenotypic variance, heritability, and genetic advance for 10 characters in Triticum durum genotypes.
 Characters  Range  Mean  Standard deviation g  Standard deviation p  Genotypic variance  Phenotypic variance  Heritability (%)  Geneitc advance  EGA (%)
 Days to 50 % heading 57.00-87.33 73.47 38.01 40.06 8.39 8.61 94.88 12.37 16.84
 Plant height (cm) 51.00-134.47 84.51 381.57 390.15 23.11 23.37 97.80 39.79 47.08
 Number of tillers 52.00-168.00 92.89 439.61 444.76 22.57 22.70 98.84 42.94 46.33
 Number of grains / spike 34.00-84.67 54.94 112.00 116.19 19.26 19.62 96.39 21.40 38.95
 Test weight (gm) 2.53-7.03 4.34 1.02 1.06 23.27 23.72 96.22 2.04 47.00
 Hectolitre weight (kg ) 64.17-93.10 76.63 35.72 36.17 7.80 7.85 98.75 12.23 15.96
 Protein content (%) 10.47-14.23 12.63 0.69 0.72 6.58 6.72 95.83 1.67 13.22
 Sedimentation value (ml) 20.10-40.17 29.58 22.27 22.84 15.95 16.16 97.50 9.60 32.45
 Yellow berry (%) 0.00-46.00 4.31 63.30 65.53 184.80 187.82 96.59 16.11 373.78
 Yield per plot (g) 203.00-651.00 351.00 8,826.97 8,862.08 26.77 26.82 99.60 193.15 55.03

 

Table 4. Variability index as exhibited by different genotypes in group:
   PBNS- 3963-1  PBNS- 3965  PBNS- 3969  PBNS- 3950  PBNS- 3953  PBNS- 3957-1  PBNS- 3905  PBNS- 3912  PBNS- 3914  PBNS- 3914-1  PBNS- 3942  PBNS- 3948  PBNS- 3964  PBNS- CHECK
 PBNS-3936-1 ---  66.8 42.2 51.4 64.8 37.0 51.4 46.0 35.2 35.2 43.6 62.2 51.4 62.2
 PBNS-3965   --- 50.0 60.0 62.6 44.6 48.6 54.4 60.0 60.0 56.8 48.6 31.6 46.0
 PBNS-3969     --- 56.8 70.6 37.0 51.4 56.8 53.0 51.4 59.0 32.2 51.4 51.4
 PBNS-3950       --- 45.6 51.4 61.2 66.8 66.8 66.8 68.8 50.0 55.6 61.2
 PBNS-3953         --- 64.8 57.2 69.8 63.8 63.8 71.6 51.6 57.6 45.6
 PBNS-3957-1           --- 24.4 40.6 29.8 29.8 43.6 40.6 24.4 29.8
 PBNS-3905             --- 16.8 16.8 16.8 37.0 44.6 27.8 27.8
 PBNS-3912               --- 11.2 11.2 26.4 61.2 39.0 50.0
 PBNS-39l4                 --- 5.6 21.2 55.6 27.8 33.4
 PBNS-3914-1                   --- 21.2 55.6 27.8 33.4
 PBNS-3942                     --- 58.0 26.4 42.2
 PBNS-3948                       --- 50.0 33.4
 PBNS-39                         --- 27.8
 PBNS-CHECK                           ---