Participatory Evaluation of Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Genotypes for Yield and Yield Attributes in Temperate Kashmir

By : Fayaz A. Sheikh , Parvaze A. Sofi, , Mohamad N. Khan , Najeeb R. Sofi , Shabir H. Wani , M. A. Bhat

Page No: 29-35

Abstract
Present investigation was undertaken during 2014 to generate information, through evaluation of a set of common bean material at the farmers’ field along with the farmers’ variety as a check through participatory varietal selection using baby trials. Trials were conducted at various locations of north Kashmir summing to a total of twenty (20) trials at different villages, in which 6 genotypes that were earlier selected from mother trials were tested further by paired comparison through baby trial evaluation system. The genotypes were sown alongside with the farmers’ variety to make an easy comparison of the important yield and yield attributing traits. The comparison of the test varieties was made on the basis of same, more, less and compared to farmers’ variety regarding various traits. Out of the six genotypes (WB-185, WB-83, WB-195, WB-966, WB-258, and Shalimar Rajmash-1) selected from the mother trial, only three genotypes (WB-185, WB-83, WB-195) seemed to be performing better than the local check than other three varieties (WB-966, WB-258, and Shalimar Rajmash-1) in the baby trial. The finally selected three varieties from the baby trial were having the desirable traits such as, days to 50% flowering, days taken for maturity (less than the average), mean of pods per plant, pod yield per plant, seeds per pod and seed yield per plot and were higher than the average mean of the local farmers’ check. The study revealed a recommendation that genotypes WB-185, WB-83 and WB-195 should be extensively tested in farmers fields for further evaluation as well as concomitant seed multiplication, so that the variety reaches the production chain. It would be desirable to encourage participant farmers to take up seed production, so that local seed systems are strengthened.

Authors :
Fayaz A. Sheikh, Parvaze A. Sofi, Mohamad N. Khan and M. A. Bhat : Division of Genetics and Plant Breeding, FoA, Wadura, Sopore-193201
Najeeb R. Sofi and Shabir H. Wani : MRCFGC Khudwani Anantnag-192101 Sher e Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Kashmir, India