Abstract

Twenty seven genotypes were studied under multicut system of fodder production. Interrelationship among various characters indicated that green fodder yield had high positive and significant correlation with plant height, culm girth, leaf length-width ratio and dry matter yield at first cut while in second cut culm girth and dry matter yield were found to be positively and significantly correlated with green fodder yield. Path analysis revealed that plant height, tillers/metre and leaves/tiller had positive direct effect on green fodder as well as dry matter yield in the first cut while in second cut only plant height had strong direct effect on green fodder as well as dry matter yield,

Keywords: Correlation, oat, path analysis