Genetic Diversity Of Faba Bean ( Vicia Faba L). Landrace Accessions In Ethiopia

Faba bean is one of the most important legume species cultivated in Ethiopia for both human and animal protein source. Morphological and molecular characterization of faba bean accessions is important for future collection, conservation, and crop improvement programs. However, the genetic diversity of the Ethiopian faba bean accessions has not been comprehensively characterized. The present study was conducted to determine the genetic diversity of faba bean using morphological and ISSR markers. A total of 96 accessions including 90 landraces and six released varieties of faba bean were analyzed. Analysis of variance showed significant to very high significant differences for most of the traits. In this study phenotypic coefficient of variation, genotypic coefficient of variation, broad-sense heritability, and genetic advance as percent of mean revealed medium to high values for most traits. Traits that had a positive direct effect and positive correlation with grain yield could be used as a reliable indicator in indirect selection for higher grain yield. The D2 analysis showed a highly significant difference (P

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