ASSOCIATION ANALYSIS IN SAFFLOWER UNDER RAINFED CONDITIONS

 V.RUDRA NAIK, G.G.GULGANJI, C.P. MALLAPUPR AND S.G. RAJU

 Abstract

An investigation was carried out with 25 F₁’s to determine the association of grain yield, plant height, number of branches/plant, number of heads/plant, main head diameter and number of seeds/head under rainfed conditions.  Grain yield contributing characters such as plant height were significantly correlated with number of branches/ plant and main head diameter.  Number of branches/plant had a positively significant association with number of heads/ plant, main head diameter and number of seeds/head.  A path coefficient analysis revealed that number of branches/ plant and number of heads/ plant were the most important characters because these characters had the highest positive indirect effect on seed yield.

Key words: grain yields, rainfed conditions