Assessment of Germplasm Resources in Indian Mustard

The experimental material comprising of one hundred (including three checks Varuna, Rohini and Maya) germplasm accessions of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.) were sown in augumented block design during Rabi 2008-09 at Regional Research Station, Saini, Kaushambi of C.S.A. University of Agriculture and Technology. In the present study, an attempt has been made to identify the genetically diverse germplasm and further utilization in the crop improvement to develop broad based cultivars. Result shows that variation in plant growth was prominently seen among the accessions as indicated by range of variability, mean performance and coefficient of variation.