Correlation and Path Coefficient Analysis for Yield and Its Attributing Traits in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Genotypes

The present investigation conducted on 80 accessions of wheat during 2018-19 at Main Experiment Station (MES) of A.N.D. University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya (U.P.) to evaluate character association and genetic divergence for the identification of most diverse and promising genotypes. The experiment was laid out in Augmented Block Design. The observations were recorded on various morphological and physiological characters. The traits thousand-grain weight, biological yield per plant, peduncle length, spike length and harvest index revealed direct effect and positive correlation therefore, these traits should be selected in future for yield improvement of wheat.