Studies on Character Association in Bhendi [Abelmoschus Esculentus (L.) Moench]

Author: Sundaram V. and E. Venkadeswaran

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Abstract

A study was conducted at Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture and Research Institute, Karaikal, UT of Puducherry with 11 diverse genotypes of bhendi during Rabi/Summer 2021 to assess the association between yield and other yield related traits as well as among the yield contributing traits and to partition the correlation coefficients in to effects of direct and indirect causes so as to predict the most dependable characters for effective selection involving more than one trait for a given environment. The significance of the study lies in finding out the major traits directly and indirectly contributing for the fruit yield in bhendi as this would ease the process of selection or development of a suitable genotype for a given situation. The experiment was conducted in a randomised block design with three replications and observations were recorded on 14 biometric traits. The data were subjected to association and path coefficient studies to elucidate the importance of observed traits on exercising simultaneous selection for more than one character. The study revealed the importance of traits viz., number of fruits plant-1, plant height at flowering and number of seeds fruit-1 as primary yield determinants as these traits had shown significant positive association with yield. Hence, selection involving these traits would be of greater significance in enhancing yield of bhendi and these traits could be used as indices for simultaneous selection involving multiple traits for enhanced productivity of bhendi in the region.

Keywords

Bhendi, selection, correlation, path coefficient, direct effect, indirect effect

Conclusion

The present investigation on character association and path coefficient analysis involving bhendi genotypes revealed the significance of traits viz., number of fruits plant-1, plant height at flowering and number of seeds fruit-1 as primary yield determinants, while fruit length and plant height at final harvest and number of primary branches at final harvest could be regarded as second order determinants of yield in bhendi.

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Sundaram V. and E. Venkadeswaran (2022). Studies on Character Association in Bhendi [Abelmoschus Esculentus (L.) Moench]. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 14(4): 548-551.