Correlation and path coefficient analysis in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)

Correlation analysis in tomato revealed that per cent fruit set, number of primary branches, number of fruits per plant, average fruit weight, total soluble solids, fruit length, fruit firmness, number of flower trusses per plant and pericarp thickness were positively and significantly associated wi...

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Main Author: P. S. Khapte* and P. Jansirani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Indian Society of Plant Breeders 2014-06-01
Series:Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding
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Online Access:https://sites.google.com/site/ejpb2011/vol-5-2/EJPB_V5_N2_300-304.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1
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description Correlation analysis in tomato revealed that per cent fruit set, number of primary branches, number of fruits per plant, average fruit weight, total soluble solids, fruit length, fruit firmness, number of flower trusses per plant and pericarp thickness were positively and significantly associated with yield per plant. Path analysis revealed that average fruit weight had the high positive direct effect on yield per plant followed by number of fruits per plant. Traits viz., fruit diameter and fruit shape, fruit index had negative direct effect on fruit yield per plant. Most of the other traits had indirect effect via fruit weight, fruits per plant, fruit diameter and fruit shape index. Hence, these characters should be given more weightage in selection programme of high yielding genotypes in tomato.
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spelling doaj.art-b323c24c5ef845209e8468d10768f8a72022-12-22T00:44:40ZengIndian Society of Plant BreedersElectronic Journal of Plant Breeding0975-928X2014-06-0152300304Correlation and path coefficient analysis in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)P. S. Khapte* and P. JansiraniCorrelation analysis in tomato revealed that per cent fruit set, number of primary branches, number of fruits per plant, average fruit weight, total soluble solids, fruit length, fruit firmness, number of flower trusses per plant and pericarp thickness were positively and significantly associated with yield per plant. Path analysis revealed that average fruit weight had the high positive direct effect on yield per plant followed by number of fruits per plant. Traits viz., fruit diameter and fruit shape, fruit index had negative direct effect on fruit yield per plant. Most of the other traits had indirect effect via fruit weight, fruits per plant, fruit diameter and fruit shape index. Hence, these characters should be given more weightage in selection programme of high yielding genotypes in tomato.https://sites.google.com/site/ejpb2011/vol-5-2/EJPB_V5_N2_300-304.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1TomatoSolanum lycopersicumCorrelationPath coefficientfruit yield.
spellingShingle P. S. Khapte* and P. Jansirani
Correlation and path coefficient analysis in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)
Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding
Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Correlation
Path coefficient
fruit yield.
title Correlation and path coefficient analysis in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)
title_full Correlation and path coefficient analysis in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)
title_fullStr Correlation and path coefficient analysis in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)
title_full_unstemmed Correlation and path coefficient analysis in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)
title_short Correlation and path coefficient analysis in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)
title_sort correlation and path coefficient analysis in tomato solanum lycopersicum l
topic Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Correlation
Path coefficient
fruit yield.
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