Study the Genetic Performance of Some Faba Bean Genotypes Under Mosul Condition, Iraq.

Abstract

Throughout the agricultural season fall 2020/2021, research has been carried out in the vegetable research field of the Dept. of Horticulture and Landscaping, Univ. of Mosul, to investigate the genetic performance of several Faba bean genotypes under consideration of Mosul conditions. Seeds of 7 bean cultivars were sown (S2009-175, FBSPN2, Aguadulce, ILD1814, Histal, Favada Orio, and Luzde otono). The genotypes differed considerably in all of the examined variables at a probability threshold of 5%, according to the results of an ANOVA table analysis of sources of variance. The genotype FBSPN2 has been superior in characteristics of plant height and seed yields regarding each of the experimental units. S2009-175 produced the maximum number of dry pods for each plant, Favada Orio in the trait of seed length and pod weight, and Histal produced the maximum diameter of a pod and number of seeds in each one of the pods and diameter of seed for each experimental unit. The genetic and phenotypic variance was high for the weight of the pods for each one of the plants, the weight of 100 seeds, and the height of the plant, according to the results of the genetic parameter analysis, and the percentage of heritability in a broader sense had exceeded 60% for the traits, number of pods, and plant length. For the experimental unit, dry pod weight for each plant, dry pods per plant, seed diameter, pod length and diameter, dry seed yield, and 100-seed weight were all high, and genetic improvement for pod weight, seed weight, and weight of a 100-seeds was high as well. Keywords: Faba bean, Seed properties, Genetic parameter, Genotypes, Heritability