Rice is one of the main pillars of food security in India. Its improvement for higher yield in
sustainable agriculture system is also vital to provide energy and nutritional needs of …

Sesame is predominantly cultivated in rainfed and low fertile lands and is frequently
exposed to terminal drought. Sesamum species inhabiting dryland ecosystems adaptively …

Even though there are abundant rice genetic resources, only a fraction is used in breeding
programs leading to a narrow genetic base for improved varieties. Increasing the use of …

A total of 21 rice genotypes (resistant to gall midge biotype 3 and BPH were evaluated for
their variability and genetic divergence. The highest genotypic and phenotypic coefficient of …

Exploration of and understanding diversity and variability in genotypes of germplasm
determines the success of rice improvement programs. One of the most important …

The analysis of variance revealed presence of significant variability among the 44
genotypes of rice for all the traits except for number of effective bearing tillers per plant …

Ten popular low land rice genotypes were evaluated in 2007, 2008, and 2009 for variability,
genetic divergence, stability and suitability under aerobic conditions on Alfisols. Results …

Seventy-seven upland rice genotypes including popular cultivars in Nigeria and introduced
varieties selected from across rice-growing regions of the world were evaluated under …

One hundred high yielding rice genotypes were evaluated to determine character
association, variability and diversity for grain yield, yield components and quality characters …

Genetic estimates and diversity of 33 genotypes sesame representing different eco-
geographical regions were studied for number of morphological characters. Wide variation …