Assessment of Drumstick Tree (M. deifera) Accessions for Genetic Diversity in the Southern guinea Region of Nigeria

Author: Vange T., Jibung G.G., N.I.Odiaka

ijeab doi crossref DOI: 10.22161/ijeab/2.1.63

Keyword: Drumstick, accession, cluster, pruned, unpruned, outlier.

Abstract: An experiment was conducted to analyze the genetic diversity among 9 drumstick tree (Moringaoleifera) accessions in the Teaching and Research Farm of the University of Agriculture Makurdi. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) replicated three times. Data were recorded on growth and yield characteristics before and after pruning. The result obtained showed that at 18 weeks after transplanting, accession UAM-NI had the tallest plants (3.63m) while UAM-BE had the shortest mean plant height (2.84m) under no pruning. Other parameters that showed significant differences were number of leaves per tree and stem diameter. Although accession UAM-OY recorded highest fresh (220.22g), dry (113.42g) and leaf powder (82.60g) weights, it was not significantly different from other accessions. However, at 18 weeks after pruning, there was a significant difference among the accessions with regard to leaf length. Although accession UAM-NA recorded highest fresh leaf weight (286.60g), dry leaf weight (90.67g) and leaf powder weight (85.60g), it was not statistically different from other accessions. For the pruned accessions, significant differences were recorded in leaf length, number of flowers/tree, days to podding and fifty percent podding, pod length, pod girth, pod weight, number of seeds/pod, number of seeds/tree and 100seed weight. The result also indicated that the pruned accessions recorded higher leaf yield than the unpruned. The result of the cluster analysis grouped the accessions into two clusters and an outlier both for the pruned and unpruned accessions irrespective of area of collection.

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Vange T., Jibung G.G., N.I.Odiaka et al."Assessment of Drumstick Tree (M. deifera) Accessions for Genetic Diversity in the Southern guinea Region of Nigeria ". International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878),vol 2, no. 1, 2017, pp.503-509 AI Publications doi:10.22161/ijeab/2.1.63

APA

Vange T., Jibung G.G., N.I.Odiaka, P.(2017).Assessment of Drumstick Tree (M. deifera) Accessions for Genetic Diversity in the Southern guinea Region of Nigeria . International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878).2(1), 503-509.10.22161/ijeab/2.1.63

Chicago

Vange T., Jibung G.G., N.I.Odiaka, P.(2017).Assessment of Drumstick Tree (M. deifera) Accessions for Genetic Diversity in the Southern guinea Region of Nigeria . International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878).2(1), pp.503-509.

Harvard

Vange T., Jibung G.G., N.I.Odiaka. 2017."Assessment of Drumstick Tree (M. deifera) Accessions for Genetic Diversity in the Southern guinea Region of Nigeria ". International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878).2(1):503-509.Doi:10.22161/ijeab/2.1.63

IEEE

Vange T., Jibung G.G., N.I.Odiaka."Assessment of Drumstick Tree (M. deifera) Accessions for Genetic Diversity in the Southern guinea Region of Nigeria ", International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology,vol.2,no. 1, pp.503-509,2017.

Bibtex

@article { vanget.2017assessment,
title={Assessment of Drumstick Tree (M. deifera) Accessions for Genetic Diversity in the Southern guinea Region of Nigeria },
author={Vange T., Jibung G.G., N.I.Odiaka , R},
journal={International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology},
volume={2},
year= {2017} ,
}