Vol. 11, Issue 12 (2022)

Author(s):
G Saicharan, MV Dhuppe, ST Rathod, PR Sargar and M Venkateshwara Rao

Abstract:
The present study was carried out to determine the correlation coefficients and path analysis among the seed yield and yield contributing characters in twenty-nine genotypes, at the experimental farm Oil seed Research Station, Latur, in randomized block design (RBD) with three replications According to correlation studies, seed yield per plant was significantly positively correlated with the number of mature pods per plant, the number of pods per cluster, the seed yield per row, and the oil content. The results of the path coefficient analysis at the phenotypic and genotypic levels showed a strong positive direct effect on the number of mature pods per plant, followed by the number of pods per cluster and seed yield per plant. These results lead to the conclusion that in breeding programs aimed at increasing soybean seed yield, more attention should be given to traits like 100 seed weight, number of pods per plant, number of pod clusters per plant, number of branches per plant, and oil content because these traits are positively correlated with seed yield per plant.