Grain yield

Diversity and genetic parameter estimates for yield and its components in Jatropha curcas L.

R. G. Freitas, Dias, L. A. S., Cardoso, P. M. R., Evaristo, A. B., Silva, M. F., Araújo, N. M., Freitas, R. G., Dias, L. A. S., Cardoso, P. M. R., Evaristo, A. B., Silva, M. F., Araújo, N. M., Freitas, R. G., Dias, L. A. S., Cardoso, P. M. R., Evaristo, A. B., Silva, M. F., and Araújo, N. M., Diversity and genetic parameter estimates for yield and its components in Jatropha curcas L., vol. 15, p. -, 2016.

Jatropha curcas L. is one of the most promising oilseeds for biodiesel and biokerosene production, but few basic studies or breeding programs have been conducted for the species. We estimated genetic parameters and diversity based on 10 yield traits in 77 half-sib progenies of J. curcas after 52 months in the field, and evaluated correlations between them and the oil content of the seeds. The mean grain yield per plant was 377.9 g (ranging from 169.8 to 772.1 g) and the mean oil content was 36.2% (ranging from 30 to 39.6%).

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