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CORRELATION AND PATH-COEFFICIENT ANALYSIS IN FORAGE MAIZE (Zea mays L.)

Volume : 73
Issue: Jan-jan
Pages: 6 - 10
Published: September 25, 2023
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Abstract


Correlation coefficients and path coefficient analysis were computed, for yield components in parents and hybrids of forage maize. The results revealed that plant height, stem girth, leaf length, leaf breadth and leaf number were highly associa- ted with fodder yield, both in parents and hybrids. Path coefficient analysis indica- ted differential influence in parents and hybrids. The stem girth followed by Plant. height had made direct effect in parents, while leaf breadth followed by stem girth had highest direct effect in hybrids on fodder, yield. The results indicated that stom girth and plant height in parents, leaf breadth and stem girth in hybrids should be given importance for breeding for forage production in maize.

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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

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