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Original Research Articles                      Volume : 14, Issue:11, November, 2025

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Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci.2025.14(11): 318-328
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2025.1411.033


Stability Analysis for Physical Grain Quality Parameters in Coloured Pericarp Sorghum (Sorghum bicolar (L.) Moench)
N. Ajay1, R. R. Dhutmal1, K. S. Baig2, H. V. Kalpande1, A. W. More1, A. R. Gaikwad1, S. G. Shinde1*, D. K. Patil3, D. K. Zate1, J. D. Deshmukh1, S. M. Umate1, A. D. Pandagale4, M. P. Wankhade1, V. R. Ghuge1 and A. K. Choudhari1
1Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani, Maharashtra, India 2Director of Research, Vasantrao Naik, Marathwada Krishi Vidhyapeeth, Parbhani, Maharashtra, India 3Associate Dean and Principal, College of Agriculture, Badnapur, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani, Maharashtra, India 4Associate Professor (Agronomy), Cotton Research Station, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani, Maharashtra, India
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Abstract:

Physical grain quality traits such as pericarp colour, endosperm texture, grain hardness, lustre, density, and porosity are crucial for food and industrial applications of sorghum. Twenty-one coloured pericarp sorghum genotypes were evaluated across three environments during 2022–23 using the Eberhart and Russell (1966) stability model. Significant genotype, environment, and G×E effects were detected for grain quality traits. GP 40053-1-2 displayed high stability for endosperm texture, hardness, and bulk density. IS 23891 exhibited superior porosity, while GP 920 showed the highest hardness. All genotypes maintained stable pericarp colour. The identified stable genotypes provide valuable inputs for quality-based sorghum breeding.


Keywords: Sorghum; Physical grain quality; Coloured pericarp; Endosperm texture; Grain hardness; Bulk density; Porosity; Grain lustre;


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Ajay N., R. R. Dhutmal, K. S. Baig, H. V. Kalpande, A. W. More, A. R. Gaikwad, S. G. Shinde, D. K. Patil, D. K. Zate, J. D. Deshmukh, S. M. Umate, A. D. Pandagale, M. P. Wankhade, V. R. Ghuge and Choudhari A. K. 2025. Stability Analysis for Physical Grain Quality Parameters in Coloured Pericarp Sorghum (Sorghum bicolar (L.) Moench).Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 14(11): 318-328. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2025.1411.033
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