Association of Yield and its Attributing Characters for Selecting Superior Genotypes in Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.)

Author: Divya K. Lekshmanan, Pradeepkumar T., Minimol J.S., Deepu Mathew, Aswini A. and Resmi C.R.

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Abstract

The study aimed to assess the degree of association between the yield and its various contributing attributes in chilli and to determine the path through which each character is contributing towards yield. Thirteen different characters recorded from ninety-four genotypes in chilli were used for estimating the correlation and path coefficient analysis. The result of correlation study indicated that yield per plant is significantly and positively correlated with fruit number, fruit bearing period, fruit weight, fruit set percentage, fruit length and fruit wall thickness and negatively correlated with days to first flowering and days to fruit maturity. Further, path analysis revealed that importance should be given to the characters namely fruit number, fruit weight, days to fruit maturity, fruit set percentage, plant height and fruit bearing period as it showed direct positive effect on the trait yield per plant. Consequently, selecting genotypes that are promising for these characteristics will improve yield in chilli

Keywords

Chilli, Correlation, Path coefficient analysis, Association

Conclusion

The findings of this study indicated a significant positive direct influence of the traits such as number of fruits per plant, fruit bearing period, fruit weight, days to fruit maturity, plant height and fruit set percentage on fruit yield per plant. Additionally, the traits such as fruit number per plant, fruit bearing period fruit weight and fruit set percentage also showed a significant positive correlation at the genotypic level. Therefore, importance should be given to these traits when developing a selection strategy for breeding high yielding varieties in chili

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Divya K. Lekshmanan, Pradeepkumar T., Minimol J.S., Deepu Mathew, Aswini A. and Resmi C.R. (2024). Association of Yield and its Attributing Characters for Selecting Superior Genotypes in Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.). Biological Forum – An International Journal, 16(10): 104-108