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Agricultural Science Digest, volume 38 issue 1 (march 2018) : 52-54

Correlation and path analysis studies for parents and F1crosses in barnyard millet (Echinochloa frumentaceae (Roxb.) Link) for nutritional characters

R. Sangeetha Vishnuprabha, C. Vanniarajan
1Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai– 625 104, Tamil Nadu, India
Cite article:- Vishnuprabha Sangeetha R., Vanniarajan C. (2018). Correlation and path analysis studies for parents and F1crosses in barnyard millet (Echinochloa frumentaceae (Roxb.) Link) for nutritional characters. Agricultural Science Digest. 38(1): 52-54. doi: 10.18805/ag.D-4689.

ABSTRACT

Association analysis was studied in twenty F1 crosses and five parents of barnyard millet to find out the association of nutrient characters and their direct and indirect effects on single plant yield. The results exhibited that the nutrient traits are inter-related and improvement of yield will bring about the simultaneous improvement of the nutrient characters also. Total phenols and iron content recorded moderate positive direct effects on single plant yield. Total anti-oxidant activity and zinc content had low negative direct effects on single plant yield that were neutralized by positive indirect effects of other traits. The analysis revealed that the improvement of yield will simultaneously bring improvement on total phenols and iron content directly and on total anti-oxidant activity and zinc content indirectly.

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