Correlation and Path Coefficient Analysis of Yield Related

traits of Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Germplasm.

Introduction:
Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is a cereal crop belonging to family Gramineae (Poaceae) and
largest growing crop among all cereals. It is also referred as “King of Cereals”. Wheat is major
staple food and third most important crop in terms of area and production. Wheat has high
nutritive value and is competitive source of energy and supplies 72% of calories and
protein. . In Pakistan it constitutes 60% of daily diet of common man and per capita
consumption is about 125kg.

Aim and objective

In wheat yield is correlated with many other components. Correlation and path coefficient
analysis determines the direct and indirect effects of yield and yield related traits. Correlation
and path coefficient analysis is prolific in improving yield by analyzing the association between
different components affecting yield. The aim of this experiment is to find which traits are
positively correlated with yield and high yielding genotype along with broad genetic diversity
that can be used for future improvements in further breeding programs.

Material and Method:-

The experiment was conducted in the experimental area of College of Agriculture BZU
Bahadur Sub Campus Layyah, at 28-11-2018. Thirty advanced wheat genotypes collected from
different research institutes of Punjab were grown using randomized complete block design
(RCBD) with three replications. The data was recorded for the plant height, number of tillers
per plant, spike length, peduncle length, number of spikelet per plant, biological yield,
yield per plant, 1000 grain weight.