CORRELATION AND PATH COEFFICIENT ANALYSIS FOR YIELD IN HOT CHILLI (CAPSICUM CHINENSE JACQ.)

摘要

In hot chilli (Capsicum chinense lacq,), a wide range of variability is available due to its cross pollinated nature. This variability will be helpful in the improvement of this crop. In any crop improvement programme it is prerequisite to criticallyassess the interrelationship for yield and its contributing characters. Correlation studies provide information about the nature and magnitude of various associations among the traits. Path coefficient analysis assesses the direct and indirect associations and reveals the most reliable yield contributing characters. Keeping in view the above facts, the present investigation was conducted to determine the nature and degree of association among the characters and their direct and indirect effects on yield in C. chinense.