Vol. 12, Issue 3 (2023)

Author(s):
Usha Kiran Nikunj, Dr. Prafull Kumar, RR Kanwar, Dr. Sonali Kar and Dr. DP Singh

Abstract:
A study entitled “Studies on correlation and path analysis in finger millet (Eleusine coracana L. Gaertn)” was performed at the Instructional cum Research Farm of Shaheed Gundadhoor College of Agriculture and Research Station, Kumhrawand, Jagdalpur, Bastar (C.G.), during Kharif 2021 in randomized complete block design (RCBD) with two replications to assess thirty genotypes of finger millet. A study of correlation and path coefficient analysis for yield and yield attributes were carried out with thirty-five finger millets genotypes. The correlation analysis indicated that grain yield per plant exhibited significant positive association with days to 50% flowering, days to maturity, number of fingers, finger width, biological yield and harvest index both at genotypic and phenotypic levels. Path analysis revealed that highest positive direct effect was exhibited by biological yield, harvest index, days to 50% flowering, finger width, number of fingers and number of tillers per plant. Thus, these traits may be used as selection criteria for screening of promising finger millet genotypes.