STUDY OF GROWTH PATTERN AND MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF EURYALE FEROX SALISBURY THROUGH MORPHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTORS IN ASSAM, INDIA

A. SINGHA¹, P.J. HANDIQUE²*
¹Department of Biotechnology, Gauhati University, Guwahati, 781014, Assam, India
²Department of Biotechnology, Gauhati University, Guwahati, 781014, Assam, India
* Corresponding Author : pjhandique@rediffmail.com

Received : 02-03-2019     Accepted : 12-03-2019     Published : 30-03-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 6       Pages : 8045 - 8050
Int J Agr Sci 11.6 (2019):8045-8050

Keywords : Euryale ferox, Diversity, Growth Pattern, Multivariate Analysis, Monotypic, Morphology
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Biotechnology, Gauhati University, Guwahati, 781014, Assam, India. The authors would like to appreciate the help rendered by the ‘makhana cultivators’ of Assam during the field work.
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The diversity of various accessions of Euryale ferox, an elite aquatic cash crop, collected from different locations of Assam (India) was assessed using 28 morphological descriptors. Phenotypic observation as well as morphological variables exhibited a significant variation among the collected accessions. Principal component analysis was performed for the morphological variables. The total numbers of 16 quantitative variables were grouped into 4 factors viz. F1, F2, F3 and F4. The percentage of variance was 57.710%, 23.891%, 11.138% and 7.262% respectively for these four factors. The results identified the variables into discrete categories of closely related and not-so closely related traits. Leaf and rhizome dimension accounted for the highest variability, while fruit, flower and seed dimensions were the second highest variance factor. A growth pattern study was performed to explore the process of germination and flowering. The results from the present study indicated morphological diversity among Euryale ferox accessions found in Assam, India.

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