Association studies in elite genotypes of Lentil (Lens culinaris M.)

Abstract

Randomly selected 60 lentil genotypes were studied for association analysis and cause and effect of association among eleven quantitative characters. Pod weight per plant had shown highest positive and significant association with seed yield per plant followed by biological yield per plant, number of seeds per plant, number of pods per plant, number of branches per plant, days to maturity, plant height and harvest index. Path analysis revealed that the highest positive direct effect on seed yield per plant was contributed by biological yield followed by pod weight per plant, harvest index, number of branches per plant, and days to maturity both at genotypic and phenotypic level. So direct selection for these traits may be given more emphasis while selecting high yielding lentil genotypes both at genotypic and phenotypic level.