International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2017, Volume : 5, Issue : 3
First page : (788) Last page : (792)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2973
Correlation and Path Analysis in Turmeric
Laxmi G. Kallur*, N. K. Hegde, Ratnakar M. Shet, N. Basavaraja and S. V. Patil
College of Horticulture, Sirsi, University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot, Karnataka
*Corresponding Author E-mail: laxmihort95@gmail.com
Received: 11.05.2017 | Revised: 23.05.2017 | Accepted: 26.05.2017
ABSTRACT
Twenty-two turmeric genotypes collected from different parts of the country were evaluated for growth, yield and quality at College of Horticulture, Sirsi, Karnataka, India. The data recorded on different characters were subjected to work out correlation and path analysis to investigate the association, direct and indirect contribution of various characters on fresh rhizome yield per plant. Rhizome yield exhibited highly significant positive association with weight of primary rhizome followed by weight of secondary and mother rhizome, plant height, number of leaves per plant, curing percentage, number of tillers per plant, number of secondary and primary rhizome. Weight of primary rhizome exerted highest positive direct effect on rhizome yield followed by weight of secondary and mother rhizome, number of secondary and primary rhizome, number of leaves per plant, number of tillers per plant and curcumin content. The study revealed that selection for more weight of primary followed by weight of secondary and mother rhizome would be more effective for further improvement of rhizome yield in turmeric as they have maximum positive direct effect as well as highly significant positive association with fresh rhizome yield per plant.
Key words: Turmeric, Genotype, Rhizome, Correlation, Path.
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Cite this article: Kallur, L.G., Hegde, N.K., Shet, R.M., Basavaraja, N. and Patil, S.V., Correlation and Path Analysis in Turmeric, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.5(3): 788-792 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2973
