Vol. 11, Issue 7 (2022)

Author(s):
P Nikhitha and Puneet Walia

Abstract:
The present experiment carried out on 27 Chickpea genotypes including 3 checks Viz. PUSA 3043, PBG-5, PBG-9 were carried out under Agriculture Research Farm, Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab. This experiment was conducted in RBD with three replications. All the observations recorded for 11 characters viz., Days to First Flowering, Days to 50%Flowering, Days to maturity, Plant height (cm), Number of Primary Branches, Number of Secondary Branches, Biological Weight (g), Harvest index (%), Number of Pods Per Plant, Test weight (g), Yield per plant (g). The data so obtained were subjected to analysis of variance, estimation of different variability parameters, correlation and path analysis for all 11 characters. GCV and PCV found moderate for plant height, number of pods per plant, primary branches, yield per plant, harvest index and test weight also recorded high heritability coupled with high genetic advance. Traits such as harvest index, number of pods per plant, primary branches, plant height and test weight exhibited significant positive correlation with seed yield per plant, whereas harvest index followed by biological weight had positive and greater direct effects on seed yield per plant.