Evaluation of Different Local and Exotic Canola Varieties for Yield and Yield Components

Abstract

Canola is a popular crop due to its delicious taste and preservative properties, and its seeds are commonly used in food preparation. Canola oil is also used for both culinary and non-culinary purposes. Choosing the right canola variety is important for achieving high crop yield, and genetic variability is an important factor in selecting the best genotypes for breeding programs. “Evaluation of different local and exotic Canola Varieties for yield and yield Components”. A field experiment was conducted during the Rabi season of 2021-2022 at Agronomy Research Farm, The University of Agriculture Peshawar. The study utilized a Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications to evaluate the performance of exotic canola varieties, including HC-01, HC-02, HC-03, HC-04, HC-07, and HC-09, as well as two control local varieties (Rokhana and Dalai). The experimental findings indicated that the exotic canola variety HC-02 had longer pod length (4.47cm), and highest yield as compared to other varieties. The exotic variety HC-01 had the longest beak length (0.21 cm). The exotic canola variety HC-07 produced the widest pods (0.57mm), while the local Rokhana variety also had a high yield which was statistically similar to the exotic canola variety HC-02. All parameters were found to be significant except for petal width and pedicle length. In conclusion, it was recommended that the local Rokhana variety and the exotic HC-02 variety should be used for higher grain yield and yield components in the research area, as they outperformed the other varieties in the experiment