The phenotypic and genotypic variability were high for days to 50 per cent flowering, days to maturity, plant height and straw yield where medium for total fingers per plant and grain yield and low for number of tillers per plant, number of productive tillers per plant, fingers per main ear, ear head length and test weight. Association analysis between grain yield per plant and other ten characters revealed that grain yield per plant showed highly significant and positive correlation with straw yield, days to 50 per cent flowering, ear head length and fingers per main ear. Grain yield per plant showed significant and positive correlation with days to maturity, total fingers per plant and fingers per main ear. Path coefficient analysis revealed that, the number of tiller per plant showed that the highest direct effects on grain yield followed by total fingers per plant, days to 50 per cent flowering and straw yield showed moderate to low direct effects.