Vol. 11, Issue 12 (2022)

Author(s):
Dhruv D Patel, SD Solanki, Apurvkumar M Patel and Ravi D Patel

Abstract:
Genetic variability, correlation and path analysis was studied for yield and its attributing traits in thirty-two cowpea genotypes. The estimates revealed that highest GCV and PCV values were observed for seed yield per plant followed by plant height, 100 seed weight and number of pod per plant. Among all the traits plant height recorded maximum heritability and seed yield per plant exhibited maximum genetic advance as percent of mean compared to other traits. The character like plant height, number of branch per plant, number of pod per plant, 100 seed weight, harvest index and seed yield per plant exhibited high heritability with high genetic advance as percent of mean. The traits viz., number of pods per plant, number of seed per pod, 100 seed weight, and harvest index showed positive and significant correlation with seed yield per plant. Two genotypes viz. GC 3 and PCP 1123 were found resistant against Yellow Mosaic Virus (YMV) disease.