Estimation Of Genetic Parameters Of Yield Traits In Crosses Of Cowpea

Abstract

The experiment was conducted in understanding and describing the nature and extent of genotypic and phenotypic variation, heritability, expected genetic advance, as well as gene effects between yield and yield components of cowpea. The experiments were conducted in the Department of Agricultural Technology, Federal College of Forestry, Jericho, Ibadan, Nigeria. Five generations (P₁, P₂, F₁, F₂ and F₃) of three crosses from three cowpea lines (TVu1xTVu14019, TVu1xTVu3629 and TVu3629xTVu14019).