Vol. 11, Issue 11 (2022)

The present investigation consists of 21 genotypes of chickpea, which were grown under the Field Experiment Centre of the Department of GPB, SHUATS, Prayagraj following RBD with three replications. The data was collected on 12 characters to evaluate the analysis of variance, heritability, genetic advance, correlation and path analysis. High estimates of PCV, GCV, heritability coupled with high genetic advance as percent of mean were recorded for seed yield per plant, biological yield and harvest index. Number of seeds per plant and seed index showed positive and highly significant association with grain yield per hill and recorded high positive direct effect on grain yield per hill at both the genotypic and phenotypic levels. These characters such as number of seeds per plant and seed index should be given prior consideration during selection for seed yield improvement in chickpea.