The present investigation was carried out to study genetic parameters for yield and yield attributing characters in forty rice genotypes. Analysis of variance revealed significant differences for all the traits under study. Small differences between GCV and PCV were recorded for all the characters studied which indicated less influence of environment on these characters. The characters days to 50% flowering, plant height, effective tillers per plant, filled grain per panicle, total number of grains per panicle and test weight exhibited high heritability coupled with high genetic advance indicating that simple selection could be effective for improving these characters.
Genetic variability, Heritability, Genetic advance Upland Rice
