Determining Yield Components in Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L) through Correlation and Coefficient Analysis

Studies on correlation and coefficients, their direct and indirect were conducted for economic traits for the twelve characters in sixty genotypes of cauliflower were conducted in Tarai region of Uttarakhand. The positive and significant association of yield was observed with all the characters in genotypes in curd weight significant and positive correlation with curd length (0.60), number of leaf (1.06), plant height (0.33), leaves per plant (0.78), petiole length (0.36), days to curd formation (2.21) and days to 50% maturity (1.02) while in phenotypic traits positive and significant correlation with all the characters except leaf breadth, curd length, plant diameter and petiole length were non-significant, curd weight significant and positive correlation with number of leaves (0.26), positive and non-significant correlation with curd breadth (0.06), plant diameter (0.09), so it indicating that selection based on these characters mostly depends on genotypic level compare to moderate in phenotypic levels.