Character association and path analysis in garlic (Allium sativum L) for yield and its attributes

Character association and path analysis in twenty five genotypically diverse indigenous genotypes of garlic (Allium sativum L.) was conducted at Main Experimental Station of Vegetable Science, Narendra Dev University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumaganj Faizabad (U.P.) with the objective to study the correlation and path coefficient between character pairs Experimental material for the present study consisted of twenty five genotypes. The experiment was conducted in randomized block design with three replications. The single plot sized 2.00 x 0.30m2 with the distance of 15 cm row to row and 10 cm plant to plant. Observations were recorded on plant height (cm), number of leaves per plant, length of leaves (cm), width of leaves (cm), fresh yield per plant (g), length of each bulb (cm), diameter of each bulb (cm), number of cloves per bulb, length of each clove(cm), diameter of each clove (cm), days to harvest, total soluble solids (T.S.S%), dry matter (%), acidity (%) indicating that selection based on these traits will help increasing the yield of garlic Path coefficient analysis provides an effective means of a critical examination of specific force action to produce a given correlation and measure the relative importance of each factor. Direct selection for plant height, length of leaves and width of leaves, length of clove, diameter of clove will be more effective for enhancing the bulb yield per plant in garlic.