BIONATURE

GENETICS AND ASSOCIATION STUDIES OF POD SHAPE IN VEGETABLE COWPEA (VIGNA UNGUICULATA (L.) WALP)

M. I. UGURU *

Department of Crop Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

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Abstract

The association between pod shape, pod length and seed size were highly significant but the Chi-square test between pod shape and pod filling depicted independence or very weak association between the two characters.

Keywords: Genetics – Association - Pod shape -Vigna unguiculata

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