Genetic variability, correlation and path analysis in finger millet (Eleusine coracana Gaertn).

摘要

Wide range of variability was present in the elite lines of Finger Millet under study. PCV and GCV were high for plant height, days to 50 per cent flowering, flag leaf blade length, inflorescence length and yield. Heritability and genetic advance was high for leaf blade length, basal tillers and plant height. There were highly significant positive association with yield and almost all the growth and yield contributing characters except flag leaf blade width and exertion. Path analysis showed that indirect effect of yield had masked the direct or indirect effect in almost all the characters except inflorescence width. The traits like yield, flag leaf blade length, flag leaf sheath length, inflorescence length, inflorescence width and 1000 grain weight be given due emphasis in selection programme of genotypes for substantial high yield improvement of finger millet.