International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2017, Volume : 5, Issue : 2
First page : (836) Last page : (841)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2826

Path Analysis of Morphological and Drought Related Traits under Water Stress Condition in Mungbean

K. Sai Rekha* and D. Mohan Reddy
Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh -517502 India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: ssaishine@gmail.com
Received: 10.04.2017  |  Revised: 22.04.2017   |  Accepted: 23.04.2017  

ABSTRACT

In this present study, path analysis was carried out to decide direct and indirect effects of morphological and drought related traits to seed yield in mungbean. Thirty one mungbean accessions were evaluated for fifteen characters under water stress condition in RBD design with three replications. Path analysis towards seed yield plant-1 revealed the importance of harvest index % (0.5807) followed by plant height, number of clusters plant-1 and number of pods plant-1. So, in water stress harvest index plays a major role in effecting the seed yield plant-1. These characters (Harvest index %, plant height, number of clusters plant-1 and number of pods plant-1) showed high possibility of gain from indirect selection, with greater possibility of success when joining multiple traits and a genotype of better performance.

Key words: Mungbean, Path analysis, Morphological traits, Drought related traits, Water stress condition

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Cite this article: Rekha, K.S. and Reddy, D.M., Path Analysis of Morphological and Drought Related Traits under Water Stress Condition in Mungbean, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci. 5(2): 836-841 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2826