Sanketh MR¹, Hemla Naik B²*, Chandrashekar SY³, Kantharaj Y⁴ and Ganapathi M⁵

¹PG Scholar, Department of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, College of Horticulture, Mudigere, Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agriculture and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India ²Director of Education and Senior Professor (HAG), Department of Horticulture, Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agriculture and Horticultural Sciences, Iruvakki, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India ³Professor (Horticulture) and Station Head, Agricultural and Horticultural Research Station, Madikeri, Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agriculture and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India ⁴Assistant Professor, Department of Post-Harvest Technology, College of Horticulture, Mudigere, Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agriculture and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India ⁵Assistant Professor, Department of Crop Physiology, College of Agriculture, Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agriculture and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India

*Corresponding Author: B Hemla Naik, Director of Education and Senior Professor (HAG), Department of Horticulture, Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agriculture and Horticultural Sciences, Iruvakki, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India.

Received: November 13, 2023; Published: December 06, 2023

Abstract

The character association and path analysis in eleven distinct gillyflower genotypes were studied during the academic year 2022–2023 at the Department of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, College of Horticulture, Mudigere. The character association studies revealed that plant height (0.885), leaf length (0.700), leaf area (0.670) and number of florets per stalk (0.691) with stalk length showed a significant positive correlation, whereas plant height (-0.782), number of leaves (-0.657), leaf length (-0.778), leaf area (-0.874), intermodal length (-0.767) and stalk length (-0.686) showed significant negative correlation with days taken for stalk emergence. Path analysis revealed that the number of cut flowers per m2 exhibited a highly positive direct effect with the plant height (0.479), leaf area (1.001), number of florets per stalk (0.417) and stalk girth (0.448). This suggests that these are the potential traits in improving the earliness, stalk quality and marketable flower yield. Therefore, greater emphasis is given to these traits while selecting the genotypes for crop improvement.

Keywords: Gillyflower; Stock; Correlation; Path Analysis; Cut Flower; Stalk Length

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Citation

Citation: Sanketh MR., et al. “Correlation and Path Analysis for Quality and Yield Traits in Gillyflower (Matthiola incana L.) Genotypes". Acta Scientific Agriculture 8.1 (2024): 09-13.

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