Genetic variability, heritability, genetic advance and divergence for yield and its contributing traits in Faba bean (Vicia faba L.)

Eighteen germplasm lines with two check varieties of Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) assessed to work out the genetic variability, heritability and genetic advance on different seed yield traits and divergence analysis of their various attributes on seed yield. The observations were recorded on eleven quantitative characters namely days to 50% flowering, days to maturity, plant height (cm), number of branches per plant, number of pods per plant, number of seeds per pods, 100-seed weight (g), biological yield per plant (g), protein content (%), harvest index (%) and seed yield per plant (g).