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A new prediction formula using a geometrical description of the jute plant is proposed and was found to predict the single plant fibre yield to a remarkable degree of accuracy. After an incisive evaluation of 20 component characters, plant height, basal and mid-diameters, basal and mid-sample fibre densities were selected to formulate the non-destructive prediction criterion. Its superiority was upheld when tested in five environments extending over a period of three years, 110 genetically distinct entries and 3080 single plants. The prospects of this criterion in reorienting the existing breeding technology and devising new ones are discussed.
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Arunachalam, V., Iyer, R.D. A non-destructive selection criterion for fibre content in jute. Theoret. Appl. Genetics 52, 129–134 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00264746
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