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International Journal of Fauna and Biological Studies

International Journal of Fauna and Biological Studies

2018, Vol. 5 Issue 3, Part B

Correlation, path analysis and genetic variability, of yield, and yield Components in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

Author(s):

Manoj Kumar Singh, Anshuman Singh and Devi S Rhods

Abstract:
This study was conducted to determine heritability, variability, and correlations between yield and yield components in 15 chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) genotypes for 2 years. Direct and indirect effects of yield components on seed yield per plant were investigated. Genotypic variance was the highest for 1000 seed weight, followed by seed number per plant. Broad-sense heritabilities ranged from 5.47% (days to flowering) to 51.66% (seed number per plant). Heritability for seed number, 1000 seed weight, and number of full pods were greater than those for the other traits. Positive and significant (P < 0.05) relationships were determined between seed yield per plant and plant height, first pod height, secondary branch, total pod, and number of full pods and seeds per plant. The path coefficient analysis based on seed yield per plant, as a dependent variable, revealed that all of the other traits, except days to flowering, first pod height, and total pod number, exhibited high positive direct effects. Number of seeds and full pods showed the highest direct influence with 47.49% and 44.73%, respectively. Therefore, this research suggests that seed and full pod numbers can be good selection criteria for improving seed yield per plant in chickpea.

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How to cite this article:
Manoj Kumar Singh, Anshuman Singh and Devi S Rhods. Correlation, path analysis and genetic variability, of yield, and yield Components in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). Int. J. Fauna Biol. Stud. 2018;5(3):131-135.

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