Vol. 12, Issue 6 (2023)

Author(s):
Bhupendra Kumar, Praveen Gupta and Chhatarpal Singh Puhup

Abstract:
The present investigation was conducted during the year 2019-20 and 2020-21 at horticultural research cum instructional farm, IGKV, Raipur. The experimental material comprised of 24 genotypes and the experiment was layout in Randomized Block Design with 3 replications. The study was primarily focused on assessing correlation coefficient and path coefficient analysis. The genotypic correlation coefficients were of higher in magnitude than their corresponding phenotypic correlation coefficients for almost all the characters which might be due to the masking or modifying effect of the environment in genetic association between characters. Estimates of phenotypic and genotypic correlation revealed curd yield per hectare to be highly positive and significantly correlated with net curd weight, marketable curd weight, gross curd weight, curd depth, curd diameter, curd size index, harvest index and Path coefficient analysis revealed 50% curd maturity having a high positive direct effect towards the curd yield while 50% flower initiation exerting a negative direct effect on curd yield ton per hectare.