Genetic Variability, Correlation and Path Analysis in Fenugreek

Abstract

The divergent germplasm comprising of fiftteen cultivars of fenugreek was studied with regard to characters, such as green yield, days to flowering, plant height, number of leaves, leaf area seed yield, number of pods, pod length, thousand seed weight, total dry matter and number of shoots. Variability for all these characters except thousand seed weight was highly significant. Heritability in broad sense was highest for the character days to flowering (88 per cent). Genetic gain was the highest for the character seed yield per plant (38 per cent). Correlation co-efficient for green yield was the highest with number of shoots per plant (0.93). The path analysis revealed maximum contribution towards green yield through direct effects of numbet of shoots per plant (1.05). The higher number of shoots per plant was the single most imporrant character contributing towards green yield and seed yield in fenugreek. Cultivar UM-50 excelled all other cultivars in its superiority both for green and seed yield.