Correlation and Path Coefficient Analysis of Phenological, Agronomic and Morphological Traits of Cumin and Ajwain Populations in Iran

Mahdi Faravanı; Ali Ashraf Jafarı; Majid Ranjbar; Abdoul Karim Negarı; Narjes Azızı

Correlation and Path Coefficient Analysis of Phenological, Agronomic and Morphological Traits of Cumin and Ajwain Populations in Iran

Abstract

Trachyspermum ammi (L.) and Cuminum cyminum area herbaceous herbs belong to the family of Apiaceae and belonging to the family Apiaceae, are one of the earliest cultivated herbs in Asia, Africa and the Mediterranean countries. They are widely used in foods, beverages, perfume, and pharmaceutical industries. This research was carried out in a randomized complete block design with three replications at Research Station of the Agricultural Research and Education Center of Khorasan Razavi, Iran during 2012-2013. In this experiment, genotypes of Ajwain (27) and Cumin (24) from different parts of the country were collected by the Natural Resources Genes Bank of Iran. This study aims to evaluate the morphological and phenological traits and also to measure essential oil percentage, yield and yield components of herbs for achieving superior germplasms. Seed samples were first cultivated in the greenhouse and then transferred to the field and cultivated in drip irrigation conditions. Studies showed there was a difference among investigated ecotypes of Ajwain and Cumin for following characters including plant height, number of branches, number of umbels, number of umbellate in umbels, biological yield, single plant yield, and for number of secondary branches and oil content at 5% probability level. In Ajwain genotypes, the highest direct positive effect (0.39) on the essential oil yield was observed for the total plant weight, which had a positive and high correlation (r=0.53) with day to maturing stage. The number of branches and number of umbels per plant had the most direct effect on grain yield and essential oil, and therefore were identified as a suitable criterion for determining the production ability of cumin genotypes. As plant biomass has the highest positive direct effect on the yield of essential oil of genotypes, the selection of these traits should be considered with greater attention and emphasis in breeding programs. Cluster analysis and PCA were used for distance between accessions and to emphasize variation and bring out strong patterns in the dataset. The first two components were justified 71% in cumin and 78% of the total changes in variables. Traits of canopy cover, plant height, plant weight and essential oil percentage were the most important traits in cumin. The flowering stage, Seedling stage, 1000 seed weight and essential oil percentage were the important traits of component one in the Ajwain accessions. Cluster 2 contained the accession with the maximum yield of essential oil.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Botany

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Mahdi Faravanı This is me
Iran

Ali Ashraf Jafarı This is me
Iran

Majid Ranjbar This is me
Iran

Abdoul Karim Negarı This is me
Iran

Narjes Azızı This is me
Iran

Publication Date

December 28, 2018

Submission Date

June 10, 2018

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Year 2018 Volume: 32 Number: 3

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https://izlik.org/JA77EY64LD

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APA

Faravanı, M., Jafarı, A. A., Ranjbar, M., Negarı, A. K., & Azızı, N. (2018). Correlation and Path Coefficient Analysis of Phenological, Agronomic and Morphological Traits of Cumin and Ajwain Populations in Iran. Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences, 32(3), 482-495. https://izlik.org/JA77EY64LD

AMA

1.Faravanı M, Jafarı AA, Ranjbar M, Negarı AK, Azızı N. Correlation and Path Coefficient Analysis of Phenological, Agronomic and Morphological Traits of Cumin and Ajwain Populations in Iran. Selcuk J Agr Food Sci. 2018;32(3):482-495. https://izlik.org/JA77EY64LD

Chicago

Faravanı, Mahdi, Ali Ashraf Jafarı, Majid Ranjbar, Abdoul Karim Negarı, and Narjes Azızı. 2018. “Correlation and Path Coefficient Analysis of Phenological, Agronomic and Morphological Traits of Cumin and Ajwain Populations in Iran”. Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences 32 (3): 482-95. https://izlik.org/JA77EY64LD.

EndNote

Faravanı M, Jafarı AA, Ranjbar M, Negarı AK, Azızı N (December 1, 2018) Correlation and Path Coefficient Analysis of Phenological, Agronomic and Morphological Traits of Cumin and Ajwain Populations in Iran. Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences 32 3 482–495.

IEEE

[1]M. Faravanı, A. A. Jafarı, M. Ranjbar, A. K. Negarı, and N. Azızı, “Correlation and Path Coefficient Analysis of Phenological, Agronomic and Morphological Traits of Cumin and Ajwain Populations in Iran”, Selcuk J Agr Food Sci, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 482–495, Dec. 2018, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA77EY64LD

ISNAD

Faravanı, Mahdi - Jafarı, Ali Ashraf - Ranjbar, Majid - Negarı, Abdoul Karim - Azızı, Narjes. “Correlation and Path Coefficient Analysis of Phenological, Agronomic and Morphological Traits of Cumin and Ajwain Populations in Iran”. Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences 32/3 (December 1, 2018): 482-495. https://izlik.org/JA77EY64LD.

JAMA

1.Faravanı M, Jafarı AA, Ranjbar M, Negarı AK, Azızı N. Correlation and Path Coefficient Analysis of Phenological, Agronomic and Morphological Traits of Cumin and Ajwain Populations in Iran. Selcuk J Agr Food Sci. 2018;32:482–495.

MLA

Faravanı, Mahdi, et al. “Correlation and Path Coefficient Analysis of Phenological, Agronomic and Morphological Traits of Cumin and Ajwain Populations in Iran”. Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences, vol. 32, no. 3, Dec. 2018, pp. 482-95, https://izlik.org/JA77EY64LD.

Vancouver

1.Mahdi Faravanı, Ali Ashraf Jafarı, Majid Ranjbar, Abdoul Karim Negarı, Narjes Azızı. Correlation and Path Coefficient Analysis of Phenological, Agronomic and Morphological Traits of Cumin and Ajwain Populations in Iran. Selcuk J Agr Food Sci [Internet]. 2018 Dec. 1;32(3):482-95. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA77EY64LD