CHARACTER ASSOCIATION AND PATH ANALYSIS FOR YIELD AND YIELD COMPONENTS IN OKRA [Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench]

Sreenivas Gogineni; Dr.Arya.K; Dr. Sheeba Rebecca Isaac; Dr. Jessy M. Kuriakose

Volume : IV, Issue : VI, June - 2015

CHARACTER ASSOCIATION AND PATH ANALYSIS FOR YIELD AND YIELD COMPONENTS IN OKRA [Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench]

Sreenivas Gogineni, Dr. Arya. K, Dr. Sheeba Rebecca Isaac, Dr. Jessy M. Kuriakose

Abstract :

Correlation and path analysis were carried out in ten different okra hyids for fruit yield and its component traits. The correlation analysis indicated that fruit yield was significantly associated with fruit length, fruit girth, fruit weight, number of fruits per plant, plant height and duration at both genotypic and phenotypic level, indicating mutual association of these traits. Path coefficient analysis revealed that number of fruits per plant had maximum direct contribution (0.698) towards total yield followed by fruit weight (0.467), fruit girth (0.075) duration (0.042) and plant height (0.014). However, days to first flowering and fruit length exhibited negative direct effect. Hence, selection should be practiced for these characters in order to isolate superior plant types for improvement of fruit yield.