Madras Agricultural Journal
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CHARACTER ASSOCIATION AND PATH COEFFICIENT ANALYSIS OF COMPONENTS OF SEED YIELD IN SESAME

Abstract

Studies on association analysis revealed that seed yield per plant in sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) was positively correlated with number of capsules on branches, total dry matter production, plant height, oil content, capsule bearing portion of main stem, first capsule bearing node, harvest index, 1000 seed weight, and capsule length and possessed positive direct effect and positive indirect effect via other characters on seed yield.

Keywords: Sesame, Genotypic Correlation, Path Coefficient Analysis, Seed Yield

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