ASHA YADAV, M. S. DALAL, MANUJ SAINI*, DEV VART, SONU LANGAYA AND KIRAN
Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding
CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125004 (Haryana), India
*(e-mail : doc.manujsaini@hau.ac.in)
(Received : 07 March 2023: Accepted : 27 March 2023)
SUMMARY
An investigation was carried out for eight morphological parameters to assess the character association in forty pearl millet germplasm lines. Correlation coefficient analysis revealed that 1000 grain weight (g), dry fodder yield per plant (g), plant height (cm), panicle length (cm) and productive tillers (no.). Path coefficients analysis revealed that dry fodder yield per plant (g), productive tillers (no.), panicle length (cm) and 1000 grain weight (g) had high direct contribution towards grain yield
per plant, whereas indirect effects of independent traits indicated that plant height (cm), productive tillers (no.), panicle length (cm) and panicle diameter (cm) exhibited high contribution towards grain yield. Hence, it would be rewarding to lay stress on these characters in selection programme for increasing yield.
Key words: Pearl millet, phenotypic correlation, genotypic correlation, path analysis