Vol. 11, Issue 9 (2022)

Author(s):
Chandan Tiwari, A Pandey, SK Singh and BK Dubey

Abstract:
An experiment was conducted to assess correlation and path analysis in 16 genotypes of garlic grown in Randomized Block Design at RRS NHRDF, Salaru, Karnal during rabi season of 2016-17 and 2017-18. Observations were recorded for sixteen characters and observed for plant establishment, plant stand at maturity, % marketable bulb (on wt. basis), gross yield (kg/plot), marketable yield (kg/plot), marketable yield (qt/ha), Average weight of bulb (g), weight of 20 bulbs, bulb polar diameter (cm), bulb equatorial diameter (cm), T.S.S (%), Average no of cloves per bulb at genotypic levels. Gross yield (qt/ha) showed highly significant and positive correlation with plant establishment (3.621) at genotypic level and whereas significant and positive correlation with gross yield (kg/plot) (1.000) at phenotypic level. At genotypic level, path coefficient analysis revealed that marketable yield (kg/plot) (2.835) and at phenotypic level, path coefficient analysis revealed that gross yield (kg/plot) (0.907) had exerted positive direct effect on gross yield (q/ha) that selection for these traits would be effective for the improvement of bulb yield per plant.