Vol. 9 (5) : September-October 2018 issue
Green Farming Vol. 9 (5) : 787-791 ; September-October, 2018
Character association studies for yield and quality traits in okra [Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench.]
L.N. JAWALE1*, R.A. JADHAV2*, A.W. MORE3 and D.K. ZATE4
Department of Agricultural Botany, College of Agriculture, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani - 431 402 (Maharashtra)
Designation : 1Senior Sorghum Breeder *(jawale_laxman@rediffmail.com), 2Ph.D. Scholar **(ranijadhav74@gmail.com), 3Asstt. Sorghum Breeder, 4Assistant Professor
Subject : Crop Genetics and Plant Breeding
Paper No. : P-7398
Total Pages : 5
Received : 11 August 2018
Revised accepted : 27 August 2018
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Citation :
L.N. JAWALE, R.A. JADHAV, A.W. MORE and D.K. ZATE. 2018. Character association studies for yield and quality traits in okra [Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench.]. Green Farming Vol. 9 (5) : 787-791 ; September-October, 2018
ABSTRACT
The present investigation was carried out during kharif 2014. The experimental material consists of 40 different genotypes of okra with three checks Arka Anamika, Parbhani Kranti and Pusa Sawani. The materials were grown in Randomized block design with three replications during kharif 2014 on the field of Department of Agricultural Botany, College of Agriculture, VNMKV, Parbhani. The characters like plant height, days to initiation of flowering, length of fruit, girth of fruit, number of ridges on fruit, calcium content, vitamin C content, number of seeds per fruit (dry fruit), yield per plant, yield per plot and yield per hectare showed positive and significant correlations indicating association with each other and with other traits. The characters days to 50% flowering, length of fruit, girth of fruit, fruit bearing node, number of ridges on fruit, calcium content, vitamin C content, yield per plant and yield per plot showed direct positive effect on yield per hectare indicating effectiveness of these traits for obtaining higher yield per hectare.
Key words :
Abelmoschus esculentus, Character association, Genotypic & Phenotypic correlation, Okra.