CORRELATION AND PATH COEFFICIENT ANALYSIS OF YIELD AND YIELD ASSOCIATED TRAITS IN LINSEED (LINUM USITATISSIMUM L.)O. Shyam Sundar, Soni Singh and Shama ParveenAbstract Linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) is oil seed crop, mainly grown in the Rabi season. It is grown for its oil content in the seeds and for the flax purpose. It contains lignans and dietary fibre, both of which are beneficial for healthy digestion. Fifteen genotypes including one local check (RLC-81) evaluated to study the correlation and path analysis in the present research work. The experiment conducted in crop research center-II, ITM University, Gwalior M.P. in Rabi season 2022. Seed yield per plant had significant positive association with biological yield and number of primary branches per plant at genotypic level. At phenotypic level biological yield and plant had positive and highly significant. In path analysis, the positive and direct effect reported by the biological yield and harvest index at both genotypic and phenotypic level. Negative and direct effect reported by no of seeds per capsule and days to 50% flowering in genotypic level. At phenotypic level oil content reported the negative and direct effect. This indicates at genotypic and phenotypic levels these characters had a high significant association with seed yield and selection for these characters would lead to improve in yield. |