Variation in quantitative traits in stevia genotypes (Stevia rebaudiana B.)

Veselin Uchkunov, Ahmed Mehmed, Dragomir Plamenov

Abstract: Variation in quantitative traits in stevia genotypes was studied after individual selection. A relatively high coefficient of variation has been established for number of main stems (42.56%), number of branches (46.62%), weight of fresh leaves (40.20%) and weight of dry leaves (37.59%). Lower variability has been found for height of main stems (17.38%) and height of branches (23.51%).

Keywords: quantitative traits; stevia; variability

Date published: 2017-05-18