CORRELATION AND PATH ANALYSIS STUDIES IN OKRA [Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench] UNDER JABALPUR CONDITION

MEENAKSHEE DWIVEDI¹*, D.P. SHARMA^2
1Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University, Krishinagar, Adhartal, Jabalpur, 482004 Madhya Pradesh
²Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University, Krishinagar, Adhartal, Jabalpur, 482004 Madhya Pradesh
* Corresponding Author : btmrampurnaikin@gmail.com

Received : 16-06-2017     Accepted : 08-07-2017     Published : 24-07-2017
Volume : 9     Issue : 34       Pages : 4504 - 4509
Int J Agr Sci 9.34 (2017):4504-4509

Keywords : Okra, Correlation, Path analysis
Academic Editor : Pradeep Mishra, Vishwajith KP, Dr Jaydev Kumar
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University, Krishinagar, Adhartal, Jabalpur, 482004 Madhya Pradesh
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

The experimental material for the present investigation was comprised of 20 genotypes of okra. These genotypes were sown in Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications, to estimate the correlation and Path coefficient analysis. Observations were recorded on the basis of five random competitive plants selected from each genotype separately for morphological, phonological, yield and other parameters were evaluated as per standard procedure. Analysis of variance revealed highly significant variance for all the characters. Presence of such variability in the population under study is the ultimate result of variability in the genetic constitution of various individuals. An overall observation of path coefficient analysis of fruit yield per plant revealed that plant height, diameter of fruit, number of branches per plant at 90 DAS, number of seeds per fruit, days taken to 50% flowering, length of internode and number of flowering nodes on main stem played an important role in determining the fruit yield per plant.

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